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

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Title:Letter to University of Wisconsin-River Falls re: Student Account Identifiers (ID: CSD3508)
Topics:Data Security, Elimination of Social Security Numbers as Primary Identifiers, FERPA, Identity Management
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract: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.
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