EDUCAUSE | Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports and Elimination of Social Security Numbers as Primary Identifiers

The President's Identity Theft Task Force

drupal — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:20:45 -0500

On May 10, President Bush signed an Executive Order creating the nation's first ever Identity Theft Task Force. The goals of the Task Force are to develop a strategic plan to better prevent identity theft, coordinate prosecution, and ensure recovery for victims. The Task Force is chaired by U.S. Attorney General Alberto R.Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras. This site includes a Summary of Interim Recommendations.

Governments Could Do More to Reduce Display in Public Records and on Identity Cards

drupal — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:56:45 -0600

This recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office is concerned about the over-use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and the potential for their misuse as part of the growing problem of Identity Theft.

Letter to University of Wisconsin-River Falls re: Student Account Identifiers

drupal — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:15:46 -0600

A letter outlining the FERPA rule on electronic IDs. The letter states that there is nothing wrong with schools releasing electronic IDs as long as (a) they're not derived from SSNs, and (b) they can't be used without additional authentication (such as a password) to acquire personal information about the student.