No, it’s against California law to publicly post or display someone’s Social Security number.
If you think that your/your child’s education privacy rights have been violated, there are steps you can take to make it right.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allows public schools to release directory information to almost anyone. While there isn’t a standard definition of directory information that all schools follow, it can include your child's
It depends. Student disciplinary records are generally protected as part of your education record, but these records may be disclosed without your consent if you committed (or allegedly committed) a crime of violence or non-forcible sex offense in violation of school policy, such as
Education records can consist of anything that is directly related to you/your child and maintained by a school or other educational agency. They could include information such as
If you’ve been the victim of identity theft, you could have debts in your name that aren’t yours (and might not even know they exist until a debt collector tries to collect).
Even if you owe a debt, you have rights about when and how a debt collector contacts you.
A data breach is a security violation in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an unauthorized individual. It could be a result of
- hacking
- theft of credit/debit card numbers
- lost, discarded or stolen documents/devices
- mishandled sensitive information
It depends.
On-time rent payments aren’t automatically included in your credit report, but they may be if your landlord or property management company reports them or you choose to use a rent reporting service.
However, when your missed payments go to collections, they can appear on your credit report and negatively impact your credit score.