The following snippets from an article this weekend are interesting, but
mostly from the perspective that this is a critical problem at educational
institutions. Just wondering if this advocacy group promotes an extreme view
or if there is validity to the statement. Anyone have inside knowledge?
 "KNOXVILLE -- The University of Tennessee notified about 1,900 students and
employees Friday that their names and Social Security numbers were
inadvertently posted on the Internet. . . . . . .

The Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization in San
Diego, said 110 identity information breaches have been reported to the
center this year.

``It's rather significant that almost 60 percent of that list is educational
institutions,'' Jay Foley, co-executive director, told The Knoxville News
Sentinel.

``To look at the college network as an apple, it's worm-ridden,'' he said."

Thanks,
Mary W. Haider
Records & Information Manager

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