RegardingID Archive | Another university bids goodbye to Social Security numbers

Monday, May 5, 2008

While the University of Arizona has eliminated use of Social Security numbers to identify most students, there are still some–about 4,400–who cling to the Social Security numbering concept. That’s going to change the last weekend in May when those numbers will be dropped in favor of the random-generation numbering sequence the university now uses, according to UA’s student publication The Wildcat Online.

Even though Social Security numbers for the most part were eliminated about seven years ago, students could choose to continue to use their old number because, as one administrator commented, it was easier to remember. Most of the students with the old numbers are now grad students.

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Bangalore University to launch e-ID

India’s Bangalore University will soon launch a smart card-based ID for its students and faculty, reports Daily News & Analysis.

The e-ID will function as an identification and debit card. The university plans to add functions to enable hall tickets, attendance records, report cards and degree certificates.

Penn State breached, 12k alumni and faculty at risk

Penn State Altoona, a part of the Penn State University system, is on high alert after recent security breach that could have potentially exposed the personal information of some 12,000 alumni, faculty and staff, according to The Altoona Mirror.

UCR cyber attack affects 5,000 students and campus visitors

University of California Riverside (UCR) is in the process of investigating an incident which may have lead to hackers gaining access to more than 5,000 individual credit/debit card numbers.

NuVision names executive VP

Campus card provider NuVision Networks, Napa, Calif., has named Brian Adoff as the company’s new executive vice president.

Adoff, formerly NuVision’s national sales manager, will now oversee company-wide operations and develop strategic partnerships.

Police investigates more than 2,000 stolen emergency contact cards

Police are investigating more than 2,000 student emergency contact cards that were stolen from North Miami Beach Senior High School, according to a local news report. The cards hold students’ personal information, some including their social security numbers.

University of Maryland student information stored on publicly accessible computer

A state audit found that personal and financial information for students considering attending the University of Maryland were stored on publicly accessible servers that could make students easy prey to ID thieves.

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Another university bids goodbye to Social Security numbers