It is important for students to understand and be aware of their privacy rights and their limits of their rights.

What the university has done is set a clear policy to respect the privacy of all of its members with respect to their electronic communications. It's making a blanket policy that we're not going to routinely monitor, inspect or access student electronic information.

In general, the university does not release [personal identifiable information] to third parties without students' consent, although there are some exceptions.

Every citizen has a right to inspect public record. However, any information related to students is considered an educational record that belongs to the student, which is not considered a public record.

We don't think any taxpayer should be in the situation where they could sign away their rights to privacy.

He cannot erase the fact that he put his privacy rights ahead of the need to find that young woman.