“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
You would need probable cause and you would need a court order.
Well, that’s true for PRIVATE records, but not all records are private. Grade transcripts, birth certificates, college applications, rental applications, drivers licenses and a bunch of others are PUBLIC records that anyone with addresses to the public databases can access. Obama (Clinton too) signed executive orders to shield them, but only for the duration of their holding executive office. Hillery’s college thesis on Saul Alinsky was shielded until Bill was out of office, but was released once they left.
Birth certificates are demanded by school officials, little league couches, passport officials and pretty much anyone that asks, unless there is an executive order prohibiting that document. No court order needed.
There are files abut all of us, that we do not control, and while they may be about us, they do not belong to us.