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Resolution Regarding Implementation of the CSU One Card
``` [Some background: many universities are contemplating or implementing "One Card" systems whereby all of the means of identification issued by various campus entities are consolidated to a single card, which is then used for access to automated service kiosks and many other purposes. These cards have the potential to simplify tasks and provide new services, but they also raise very significant privacy issues, particularly when their use is extended to include new functionalities such as opening doors and making phone calls. The California State University system is currently planning a unified One Card system that would potentially apply to all of the CSU system's 20+ campuses and 300,000+ students. The system would be funded by including the functionalities of a telephone calling card and a bank debit card with the student ID card, and then allowing long-distance phone companies and banks to bid for access to potentially 300,000+ new customers. The California State Student Association, which consists of student government representatives from all of the CSU campuses, has raised several objections to the One Card plan, and these are described in the resolution whose text I have enclosed. I was an invited speaker at a CSSA meeting just before the meeting where this resolution was considered, and I offered some advice about how certain parts of the resolution might be framed. The resolution itself, however, is the students' work, and I myself do not take any position on the issue.]
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Date: 2 Dec 1996 10:17:21 -0800
From: "Ginny Whitby"
[...]
RESOLUTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CSU ONE CARD
November 10, 1996
Whereas, It is not the California State University system's mission to provide convenience banking, long distance calling plans or debit card services to its students; and
Whereas, Education through public institutions should be free from undue influence by private industry in order to ensure the preservation of intellectual freedom and academic integrity; and
Whereas, The One Card potentially jeopardizes regional business communities thereby compromising local economies and availability of jobs; and
Whereas, The services promised in the One Card proposal are readily available in the surrounding communities, should the individual student desire such services; and
Whereas, Offering concession contracts to outside companies, such as vending and food services, could have negative impacts on the auxiliaries of some CSU campuses which currently derive revenue from these activities; and
Whereas, Current Federal and State laws are inadequate to ensure the security and privacy of students' confidential information and therefore put at risk the privacy and personal autonomy of individuals within our CSU community; and
Whereas, Some schools have already adopted the One Card without adequate student consultation; and
Whereas, The principles of consultation, open dialogue and sharing of information between the CSU and students need examination; therefore be it
Resolved, That the CSU, with adequate student participation, should assess and detail how One Card systems will comply with "Fair Information Practices"; be it further
Resolved, That a Privacy Impact Statement should be prepared to describe, in detail, all anticipated and unanticipated effects and outcomes regarding privacy as it relates to implementation of the One Card; be it further
Resolved, That the CSU should formally adopt a Privacy Code, which is developed in consultation with and the approval of the students of the CSU. Such a Code must not only define how privacy will be handled, but must also provide for a system of auditing data security as well as detailed penalties for violation of the Code; be it further
Resolved, That the afore mentioned Code should guarantee due process where information from the One Card system is used for law enforcement purposes or for other investigative procedures; be it further
Resolved, That the afore mentioned Code should guarantee that information generated by the One Card system and its vendors will be prohibited from unauthorized use by outside companies or use for purposes of creating profiles for private or commercial use either inside or outside the CSU; be it further
Resolved, That the CSU should provide a rational assessment of the application of One Card technologies and address the use of privacy measures such as digital cache and pseudo-identification; be it further
Resolved, That the Chancellor's office should provide CSSA with a RFP to conduct independent research, including on-site visits, in order to investigate experiences with similar information systems on other campuses nation-wide; be it further
Resolved, That, with the adequate consultation of its student government, every campus must have the independent choice to decide whether or not to implement the One Card; be it further
Resolved, That where implementation occurs, specific safeguards be included which ensure the integrity of the academic environment of our public school system, and which render it free from undue corporate influence including corporate ownership, control or profiteering through the use of state assets including, but not limited to, computers, card readers, databases, related equipment, software and information; be it further
Resolved, That the CSU administration should not use the 330,000 students of the CSU system as a leveraging tool to attract private investment in the CSU's infrastructure; be it further
Resolved, For those campuses where implementation has already occurred, or is projected to occur, that the administration of any net revenues derived by the CSU or individual campuses from these ventures be overseen by the Student Fee Advisory Committee; be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to CSU Chancellor Barry Munitz; all CSSA Representatives; all CSU Associated Students Presidents and Councils; all CSU Campus Presidents; the CSU Board of Trustees; the Honorable Tom Hayden; the Honorable Leroy Green; the Honorable Brian Sentenich; the Honorable Valerie Brown; the Honorable Stephen Peace; the Honorable Brooks Firestone; the Honorable Margeritte Archie Hudson; the Honorable Cruz Bustamante; the Honorable Louis Caldera; the American Civil Liberties Union; Beth Givens, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse; Phil Agre, U.C. San Diego; and all media. ```
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