Social Security numbers are unique, nine-digit numbers issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents for taxation, social benefits, and other purposes. Social Security numbers are a primary target for identity thieves. They fall into the U-M category of sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII). U-M has not used Social Security numbers as identifiers for students and employees since 2004.
Frequently Used by:
Staff
Researchers
Category:
Sensitive
Examples:
Numbers in this format: 123-45-6789
Laws/Regulations/Policies:
Andrew File System (AFS):
Not Permitted
BlueJeans Video Conferencing:
Not Permitted
Canvas:
With Approval
Cloud Storage Included with Software:
Not Permitted
CTools:
With Approval
Data Warehouse:
Permitted
Desktop Backup (Powered by CrashPlan):
With Approval
MiDesktop:
With Approval
Digital Signage:
Not Permitted
Echo360 - Lecture Capture and LectureTools:
Not Permitted
eResearch:
Not Permitted
Flux:
With Approval
Globus:
With Approval
ITS Exchange Email and Calendar:
With Approval
M Cloud - Amazon Web Services GovCloud:
With Approval
M Cloud - Amazon Web Services (AWS):
With Approval
Box Additional Apps (Non-Core):
Not Permitted
Box at U-M Core Apps:
With Approval
Google Additional Services (Non-Core):
Not Permitted
Google Drive at U-M:
Not Permitted
Google Mail and Calendar at U-M and Inbox by GMail:
With Approval
Google Sites, Talk/Hangouts, Groups, Tasks, Classroom at U-M:
Not Permitted
MiDatabase:
With Approval
MiServer:
With Approval
MiShare:
Permitted
MiStorage with CIFS:
With Approval
MiStorage with NFS:
Not Permitted
MiVideo:
Not Permitted
MiWorkspace:
With Approval
Personal Accounts (Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, etc.):
Not Permitted
Personally Owned Devices (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.):
With Approval
Qualtrics:
With Approval
ServiceLink:
With Approval
Statistics and Computation Service:
Not Permitted
MiBackup:
Permitted
Turbo Research Storage with NFS:
Not Permitted
Turbo Research Storage with NFSv4+Kerberos or CIFS:
With Approval
Michigan Medicine Exchange/Outlook Email and Calendar:
With Approval
Armis:
With Approval
Imaging Services:
Permitted
SignNow at U-M (E-Signature):
Permitted
Piazza Q&A:
Not Permitted
Dedoose:
Not Permitted
Gradescope:
Not Permitted