Misplaced Class Roster Contained Student Social Security Numbers
Quick Facts
- Date: 7/12/2007
- Institution: Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
- Type of Incident: Loss
- Number Affected: 49
- Source: Pogo Was Right
- Abstract Source: Caller-Times
Abstract
For the second time in as many months, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi is alerting students over the loss of personal information. This latest incident involved the temporary loss of a class roster containing the names and Social Security numbers of the 49 individuals enrolled in A&M-CC's Business Law 3310 class. The adjunct professor for the class, Terrell Dahlman, immediately notified School of Business officials and class students when he discovered the roster missing. In an e-mail to students, Dahlman asked each student to check their handouts to see if they accidentally picked up the roster. A student, it turns out, did accidentally pick up the roster and returned the roster to Dhalman during the next class. According to Marshall Collins, vice president for marketing and communications, A&M-CC will not investigate this incident further since the roster was returned. When asked about A&M-CC using Socials Security numbers for identification, Collins replied, "All we have to go by is Social Security numbers. It's one of the fallacies of the system."
