The privacy laws are there to protect individuals and I believe Ancestry and Rootsweb and such like should also automatically follow the 100 year embargo, instead of leaving that to the discretion of the person uploading data. Be careful about sharing data, even with relatives. I shared data with a distant relative, who agreed that relatives born after 100 years ago were not to go online. That was all fine until he died last year and the person who "inherited" his files decided to upload my family information, all without my permission. They have removed it now, after I luckily noticed and complained, but once it has been online and free access, what can you do.... G