Yeah, you're right about all that. Guess it's just this whole identity theft thing that has be a bit concerned. Seems if one was so inclined, genealogy files would be the way to go. I guess I've just been more willing to put myself at risk, i.e. online banking, credit card to waiter, etc., than I have with other people's information. Do you know if with DB you can privatize living individuals before it goes to the cloud and yet keep the information available on your computer? Hmm, that doesn't sound possible given what DB is. Oh well, thanks for the information, Sam in Maz
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 12:49 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Webinar: Dropbox for Genealogists (sort of like a back up) TODAY, Thursday, April 21 Repost for Kathy Cardoza: Well, Sam, anything is possible I guess. I'm not sure how those facilities get hacked but encryption is always better to have than not. Remember that first they have to get past the encryption. Then they would need to have a program to open your file. Personally,I don't put certain facts such as Social Security numbers in my database. Also, I would venture to guess that government and bank sites are a much more appealing target than your genealogy files are. :) I am careful and try to always be safe. In this world, you have to. But cloud computing is about as safe as it can possibly be. If you worried excessively about every little possibility, you would never do online banking, buy anything with credit or debit online, or give your credit card to a waiter at a restaurant. Kathy -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
