... Any card that can read a magnetic strip can read the Social Security number. We want students to be aware that identity theft is a reality, and it is happening nationwide ... that is the main reason the university wants the old cards back. |
The institution has known all along that a state law was going to come along and ban the use of Social Security numbers ... [the change] was basically to comply with state law. At first we thought we'd have a little bit more of a grace period, but the university decided to comply with the law sooner then later. |
This is the first time we've ever had to do something like this; convert the entire campus to a new card. |