[Genealib] RE: Genealogies and privacy

[Phyllis Rickard]

That is a very valid point and one that I am currently dealing with. I am to 
the point of having a lawyer send them a "cease and desist", as I am being 
ignored.

Phyllis Rickard
AV / Outreach Librarian
Lenawee County Library
Adrian, MI
prickard at monroe.lib.mi.us

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grimshaw, Kathy" <Grimshaw at cliftonpl.org>
To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: [Genealib] RE: Genealogies and privacy


>I actually had this issue with my name being included in an on-line
> family tree. I asked the person who posted my family tree to remove the
> information about living relatives and replace it with the term
> "living".
>
> Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't want my birth date, place of birth and
> mother's maiden name posted for the world to see- not because I care if
> people know how old I am, but because these are pieces of information
> commonly used as security questions by financial institutions, and in
> this age of identity theft, I would prefer to make it has hard as
> possible for someone to get my personal info.
>
>
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