FRESH law graduate Tang Shangjun was puzzled when he received an
embossed credit card, and a PIN number, from Standard Chartered
Bank recently.
He had not applied for it. When he called the bank, he was told
the card was a result of a tie-up between his alma mater, the
National University of Singapore (NUS), and the bank.
'My first thought was that it would lead to more spam and other
unsolicited communication. It was inappropriate of NUS to give out
our information like that,' said Mr Tang, 26.
In a letter to The Straits Times online forum last week, he
expressed concern that NUS may end up 'implicitly endorsing a
lifestyle sustained by credit'.
'Giving a fresh graduate a credit card may not be the wisest
thing to do for someone who may be uncertain how to manage his
new-found earning power,' he said.
He added that some of his friends had posted comments on
Facebook articulating concerns about their personal details being
leaked.
-- ST
