CR80News | Ohio students told their private information was on Internet

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

About 18,000 current and former students at Ohio State University have discovered that their names and Social Security numbers were inadvertently posted to a server that was accessible via the Internet. While no abuses have been reported, the school has offered those affected 12 months of free credit protection.

Officials said the information was provided to a contractor to print student health ID cards and was never intended to be placed on an Internet-accessible server. Only students enrolled in the school’s insurance program from fall 2005 to summer 2006 are affected. Read more here.

Ohio State uses RFID to combat bike theft

As part of the university’s Student Affairs Risk Assessment efforts, Ohio State University is using RFID technology to combat bike theft.

Coined “Bug Your Bike,” the program gives students the option to obtain a free RFID tag which can be placed on their bikes to prevent theft. Police can then use this technology to positively identify stolen bicycles and to return the property to their rightful owners.

GPS tracks Chicago area school bus riders

The Palos Heights School District 128 in Chicago is using GPS technology to track its students allowing the district to keep up with the student–when he or she first entered the school bus and when the student exited the district’s care.

School bus implements smart cards for student safety, Dubai

A Dubai school bus operator is planning the installation of a smart card system to improve the safety of some 40,000 students traveling to and from school every day.

Biometric Signature ID announces results of software study

Biometric Signature ID (BSI) announced positive results from a study of their software-only approach to biometric authentication for students using PCs. The new solution utilizes gesture biometrics via a user’s mouse and is envisioned to provide distance-learning students a more effective and secure means of accessing personal student files, discussion groups and other private areas of school networks.

Automated library service exposes student and faculty personal data

The College Center for Library Automation in Tallahassee sent out notices about a software upgrade that may have left about 30,000 students, faculty and staff Social Security numbers and other private data vulnerable for theft, according to a local news article.

PNC opens up shop at Bowling Green State University, Ohio

PNC Bank has entered into a university banking relationship with Bowling Green State University, Ohio, to offer financial solutions for the university’s more than 24,000 students, faculty and staff.

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Ohio students told their private information was on Internet