Overview
of the
Social
Security Number Project
Efforts have been underway for some time to reduce the use
of the Social Security Number at the University of Connecticut.
The Data Stewards have established a policy restricting
the use to certain legitimate uses (for example, for employment
and tax purposes, for financial aid purposes, and where required
by an external entity).
A task team was established to implement the policy. That
group has several efforts underway. Among them:
- Creating an action plan for implementation of the policy;
- Publicizing the policy;
- Defining "legitimate uses" of SSN at UConn;
- Developing a "best practices" document for
protecting the privacy of SSN;
- Establishing a public identifier for students, faculty,
and staff;
- Developing a statement to be used whenever SSN is collected;
- Identifying all of the uses of SSN at UConn;
- Identifying examples of where UConn has stopped using
the SSN.
As time goes on, this web site will be updated with information
on our progress.
Questions regarding the project may be directed to members
of the task force or to Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith ( jvon@uconn.edu )
or Elaine David ( elaine.david@uconn.edu ). |
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