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Student records leak at university leads to revised security procedures

Monday, August 18, 2008 in News

Documents found in a recycling bin that included personal student information, such as Social Security numbers, have forced Kansas University in Lawrence to revamp its security policies, according to a report from a Kansas newspaper.

The documents were mailed to several news media organizations last October. Since then, the university has revised its privacy policy and increased its use of technology to block security breaches.

“It’s an ongoing and never-ending process, basically educating staff and keeping policy current with changing technology, because we have to make sure things are secure, but also accessible so we can do our business,” said a university spokesman.

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