Lee, It has always seemed to me that America is much more concerned with privacy rather than western Europe. I do not find it to be a big issue in the UK, and very few people have asked me not to publish their name. I am not aware of any country over here which have restrictions. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307
"Lee Bruch" <lbr...@nwlink.com> wrote: >Further, a practical and safety matter: >In an ideal world there would not be identity theft. But it is getting >relatively common. To have names associated with the family background is one >of the strong tools a identity thief could use. Genealogy sites are known as >one of the potential easy sources of private information. A thief could, of >course, amass the info in other ways, but ... if one were to follow that >logic, everything about a person, would be public because "if might be gotten >elsewhere so why bother safeguarding it". > >And further, an ethical matter: >Does not an individual deserve the right of privacy, especially regarding >their identity? It seems to me as if the minimum one could do is to at least >ask their permission before exposing their name on a public family tree. > >And even further, a legal matter: >I don't know the law in all states nor nations. But it wouldn't surprise me if >some nations, such as some countries in Western Europe had restrictions on >that. Though again, I don't know > >-----Original Message-ittle hair I have left grows more grey and my eyes get >dimmer, I >> find myself pondering this over and over myself. I can certainly >> understand omitting just about all details about a living person but >> why is it not prudent to just show their names? >> >> Before you answer, consider that their birth is a matter of public >> record, there was probably a newspaper publication naming their >> parents when they were born, probably a wedding announcement giving >> names of parents, siblings, and other relatives published in their >> local city and elsewhere. Their names are easily found by looking in >> the white pages of a phone book which not only gives the phone number >> but their residential address. Even if you’re not sure of the exact >> names of children then a quick click and visit to Spokeo.com reveals >> quite a bit about the parents including the names of their children. >> >> My point is that all this information is readily available and open to >> the public but for some reason the direction that genealogy has taken >> in the past 20 years is to hide even their names. Someone tell me why >> and please do it without using the word “privacy†because their >> lives have all been public so far. Just wondering. >> >> Brian in CA >> >> *From:*Richard Falzini [mailto:rfalz...@yahoo.com] > ><snip> > > >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Question regarding website building >> >> Hello, >> >> I have been up dating my web site I have made with Legacy, and at the >> current moment I do not list names, birth dates, marriage dates, etc. >> >> of any living individuals. >> >> when the name of a living person should be displayed it says LIVING. >> >> I wanted to ask should I keep my site like that, or would it be ok to >> show the name such as Richard Falzini but suppress all personal data >> from the viewers of my site? >> >> I look forward to all input regarding my question >> >> Thanks >> >> Rich > > ><snip> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
