RegardingID Archive | BYU email error makes student GPAs and IDs public

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that an email error by a Brigham Young University employee inadvertently caused College of Humanities students GPAs and ID numbers to be sent out school-wide.

While some BYU students worried the information in the email, which was intended for the registrar’s office, could leave them vulnerable to ID theft, officials stressed that the ID numbers are “generated internally” and are not connected with a student’s Social Security number.

High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria.

Ohio State exposes student information via email

Ohio State Student Service Center (SSC) had a “facepalm” event happen after mistakenly sending out an email to students containing the names, student ID numbers, email address and outstanding balances on some 2,500 students.

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.

Bear Pass rolls out at Missouri universitiy

Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

Fake Harvard student discovered by campus police

A 27-year-old man posing as a Harvard undergraduate student stayed in the dorms, ate in the school cafeteria and chatted with many Harvard students via Facebook before being found out by campus police. He was cited for trespassing and using a false identification card.

Fox News calls university prepaid cards 'latest twist'

Fox News Business has taken a look at university IDs that also double as prepaid cards. Fox dubs the prepaid aspect as “the latest twist on a long tradition of college campus ID cards serving a dual financial purpose.”

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BYU email error makes student GPAs and IDs public