Colleges ending use of Social Security numbers on IDs

Colleges ending use of Social Security numbers on IDs

The use of a social security number on all sorts of identification from driver's licenses to library cards is dangerous in an age of rampant identity theft. One area of particular concern is the practice of many colleges and universities to make social security numbers a student's ID number. Several schools have reported their computer's broken into and social security numbers stolen and the relative ease for someone with a bad intent to acquire a social security number or numbers on a university campus should encourage all schools to move away from using these numbers except when required by law. Since many states use one's social security number as a driver's license number, this should be changed as well.