About Campus ID Report December 1996 Article Summaries Mag stripe stored value systems, Junkstripes remain viable and secure If you search your campus, odds are good that you will find a magnetic stripe stored value system in operation.
Estimates suggest as many as two-thirds of all campuses utilize the technology in some form.
The thin black stripe coined a junkstripe in the higher education market due to its pervasiveness as a means to purchase junkfood from vending machines looks like any other magnetic stripe, only thinner. In this case, looks are not deceiving. It is just that, a strip of magnetic material capable of recording magnetic data just like its wider counterpart. A role in privacy protection Much has been said about the array of privacy issues surrounding university ID cards. These issues include big brother concerns of tracking consumption and entry, with commentary coming from both faculty and students.