From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Feb 24 18:57:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1P1vHjb022019; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:57:17 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1P1vC1a024933 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:57:12 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1ONRjFI017612 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:27:45 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1ONRjNE017611 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:27:45 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1OE9VFI016624 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:09:31 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1OGckti009416 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:38:46 -0700 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Fri Feb 24 09:38:46 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1OGckjb009407 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:38:46 -0700 Received: from ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.55]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1OGckLO003304 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:38:46 -0700 Received: from 1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1OGci1S014144; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:38:46 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002c01c63960$c784f160$6801a8c0@1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: , References: <43FECD2F.696.24BA96@localhost> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] sharing of information - legalities Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:38:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com WorldConnect and I assume the Ancestry side of the same large shared database have mechanisms for removing people from the databases submitted. Another option is for people first "clean" their databases within their own genealogy program before submitting them anyplace online. In fact I think most of the large databases do a pretty good job of cleaning. In the past the databases on genealogy.com were from the FTM submissions that go on their cds that they sell, and I thought these were pretty well cleaned before they were burned to the cds. I do believe there is an option to get the submitters names if we are talking about the same submissions. You might need to call them if it is not obvious on their website. My guess is that it may not be worth the time and effort to get what you do not like removed. But then it may depend on how much personal information is there -- lots of things about the living? or say just a birth date and place which isn't likely to do harm. There is a lot of information in the public domain -- city directories, obituaries, birth announcements, marriage announcements, and anyone can take and put those in a database. Whether we like it or not or whether its use is in good judgment, I'm not sure there is any logical way one could keep people from using public information about living people. I believe FindUSA has now been withdrawn from libraries, but one could find names, addresses, dob, financial material, lots of other information before it disappeared a few weeks back. Private industries, etc. still have access to all kinds of personal material and most of us can find out anything for a fee should we really be determined. All of us should be sensitive to respecting the privacy of others and posting information about the living online. But it is not illegal to post names with birth dates and locations in my opinion. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbie" Subject: [ROOTS-L] sharing of information - legalities >I have been researching lately and found information on the web at >different genalogical sites for my immediate family. The information >contains birth dates and places for people who are alive today. > I have shared my family tree with many people who are related to me. I > have NEVER given anyone permission to give out my information to others in > a public forum