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Article: Marshall U. changes student ID numbers to protect from identity theft
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- March 14, 2006
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Melissa Newman
University Wire
03-14-2006
(The Parthenon) (U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Ah, the Internet -- a way to pay bills, talk with friends and find out pointless information in a matter of seconds.
It also provides hackers easy access to personal information. In the electronic age, identity theft has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in the United States, according to the Office of the Inspector General.
College students have become targets because university computer systems are a gold mine of personal information.
In June 2004, in an effort to protect its students from identity theft, Marshall University made the switch from using Social Security numbers as student ...