[liberationtech] Concerns with new Stanford University security mandate

[Philip Shaw]

On 27 Jan 2014, at 20:19 , Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:

> "(that should never be on anyones computer at all, not even your own credit card number) and SSN (likewise)."
> This is like saying "Don't have a wallet!"

Having the data is reasonable enough, having it in a format which can be recognised by an “identity finder” is not: it should be stored encrypted at the very least, and kept encrypted except as needed.
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