http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy?id=10 Fighting Threats to Your Identity: Hosted by Aaron Titus Privacy Expert Aaron Titus offers practical advice on how to keep your identity secure. Privacy Expert Aaron Titus offers practical advice on how to keep your identity secure. en-us Copyright Aaron Titus Aaron Titus privacy@aarontitus.net privacy@aarontitus.net (Aaron Titus) Aaron Titus http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/audio/rssimage.jpg http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:27 -0700 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:29:31 -0700 Loudblog no News & Politics Technology Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:29:31 -0700 http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/index.php?id=10 http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/index.php?id=10 Aaron Titus Aaron Titus no http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/index.php?id=10#comments Identity Security, Privacy at School Identity Security Privacy at School If the Education Department Secretary, Margaret Spellings, has her way, next year every college student across America will be forced to participate in the largest student surveillance program in the history of the country. Whether students have Federal If the Education Department Secretary, Margaret Spellings, has her way, next year every college student across America will be forced to participate in the largest student surveillance program in the history of the country. Whether students have Federal loans or not, they will be forced to hand over SSN, DOB, location, courses, majors, GPA, and a host of other very sensitive data to a centralized federal database. The goal: Create more accurate college rankings for parents, students, and congress. This database will also be available to congress and the Department of Homeland Security for fighting terrorism. Regardless of the intent, this program is a cure that is worse than the disease. <p>If the Education Department Secretary, Margaret Spellings, has her way, next year every college student across America will be forced to participate in the largest student surveillance program in the history of the country. Whether students have Federal loans or not, they will be forced to hand over SSN, DOB, location, courses, majors, GPA, and a host of other very sensitive data to a centralized federal database. The goal: Create more accurate college rankings for parents, students, and congress. This database will also be available to congress and the Department of Homeland Security for fighting terrorism. Regardless of the intent, this program is a cure that is worse than the disease.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005160a.pdf" title="A 2005 National Center for Education Statistics Committee Report, urging the adoption of a Unit Record system, or complete student surveillance.">National Center for Education Statistics Committee Report</a> :: A 2005 National Center for Education Statistics Committee Report, urging the adoption of a Unit Record system, or complete student surveillance.</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.aolsearchdatabase.com" title="Demonstration that anonymizing records is not a solution to keeping identifications safe.">AOL Search Records Database</a> :: Demonstration that anonymizing records is not a solution to keeping identifications safe.</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/pod/privacy-2006-11-18-47774.mp3">File Download (9:20 min / 4.3 MB)</a></p> 00:09:20