[Genealib] RE: Genealogies and privacy

[dlunow at aol.com]

Yes, "those pieces of information are commonly used as security questions by financial institutions". 

HOWEVER, if you are wise, you will make certain that your financial institution does NOT use those common questions. 

AND ! The answers to those "commonly used security questions" are ALL easily found on the Internet. Come up with your own (question and answer) that is NOT commonly used.? They will be happy to change those for you. 

As to identity theft, That UNCOMMON question will help that. AND, DO NOT use your social Security number for anything except your bank, doctor, employer,?the IRS, or Medicare.

Printed right on your card??that it is against the law to use the card?for other purposes.

I NEVER give out my Social Security number.? Yes, I know everyone wants it for ID. Well they can just want it. I sometimes?have to give a deposit for the first year of business. I NEVER GIVE THE NUMBER?TO THEM. I just say if there is no other way, I will take my business else ware. They work it out.

Sometimes I just have to set up a security question so that when I call about the account they know it is me. 

Use items like: your dogs name, your favorite color, favorite flower, astrological sign, etc.? Like any other pass word, mix up letters and number and slashes and dashes. OR something!

Diane Lunow
Stagecoach Library for Genealogical Research
585 County Road 1492
Wimberley, Texas 78676-5674

-----Original Message-----
From: Grimshaw, Kathy <Grimshaw at cliftonpl.org>
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:25 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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