[Dataloss] Social Security Numbers Exposed in CCSU Letters

[B.K. DeLong]

Yes but it's amazing how a little due diligence could have prevented
this "breach". I mean, with 750 physical letters going out...someone
should have noticed.

Of course, FERPA violations have no teeth as we don't hear about
colleges and universities losing Federal funding. So, per usual, it's
left to Civil Action to force penalization. Educational institutions
don't seem to be as effected by "loss of reputation" when these things
happen.

On 2/10/07, Sharon Besser <sbesser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Over the past week approximately 750 CCSU students have received mail from
> the Bursar's office that revealed their social security numbers in the name
> and address window of the envelopes. The letters were folded incorrectly by
> a malfunctioning machine in the office.
>
> http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=175
>
> The machine did it :-)
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> Sharon
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