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...even if iCommons is fixed, The Crimson has identified a variety of web tools that require no more than the non-secret ID, or a combination of ID and last name or birthday, to access information that would generally be considered confidential...
...instance, anyone on campus can delete or register a Harvard network connection just knowing an individual’s ID and last name. This would permit someone to illegally share files traceable to another person’s identity...
...last name and ID are also the keys to choosing course sections and accessing the Student Employment Office’s jobs database. Only an ID is required to access the Office of Career Services’ MonsterTrak job listings database...
With a Harvard ID and birthday—obtainable by undergraduates through an online facebook, and more widely through websites like anybirthday.com—a user can post or download resumés on someone else’s eRecruiting account or access the online UHS health insurance waiver form. Individuals can also activate an e-mail address for someone who is eligible for a Faculty of Arts and Sciences account but has not requested...
Setting up all campus mail to forward to a different physical address requires the ID and the last four digits of a student’s social security number—often obtainable by searching online directories like Lexis-Nexis and Accurint. Accessing mail forwarding would also show the individual’s current Harvard address, which for a secure-flag student could result in the disclosure of their on-campus whereabouts...