Katherine: Excited about some of her recent and very telling findings, Katherine shared her Access Account User ID and password with an equally respected colleague and friend at another institution. She was eager for feedback and lively dialogue on the subject. Her colleague, without malice, posted this information on a public blog she maintains in order to facilitate discussion. Read full story.
Bob: Imagine opening your mailbox to find thousands of dollars of expenses, from far away places, on your next credit card statement. Too bad someone else had a lot of fun at the expense of another. This is exactly what happened to Bob two years ago, and the headaches haven't stopped. Read full story.
Allison: Breaking up is hard to do, but it was especially hard for Allison, a junior at Penn State. On the last day of classes, she found out from her favorite professor that she wasn't scheduled for the section of the class in which he taught the next semester. "How can this be?" she wondered. Read full story.
Hal: Hal found out the hard way that his Penn State Access Account is not a "family account" to be shared with his wife and children. While at work one day, he received a phone call from his manager that illegal MP3 files had been downloaded with his Access Account. Read full story.
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