The Privacy Act & Vindictive Students

Mister_Sinister
Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:28:48 +0000

I have a question, which I know nothing about. I saw a couple threads where people mentioned that they either looked through their friends records or facts about their life or applications that they don’t want colleges to know. Surprisingly, many of these individuals revealed an interest to reveal a dishonest friend to colleges upfront. Does this not seem to be a violation of their privacy? I know some high schools that won’t even tell certain schools many facts about their student’s life. What about a vindictive teacher for instance. Perhaps they know something colleges don’t, and they happen to know where the students are applying - and want to expose them. Certainly, a lot of one’s information emails private, and in most cases, shared with just parents and counselors. aren’t students protected at all? What about their right to privacy? The last thing I need is a angry teacher or student (who happens to know what I did either by going through my records or some other source) emailing admissions certain aspects that I either A) did not reveal or B) revealed too much/exaggerate on.
Are we not protected from these acts ?