Gene; You are correct. Just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not after you. I am not being flip when I say this. I have been in the health care business for 33 years and can witness what has occurred. Keep on being vigilant and alert. There is much more to come. John Coats "G. or C. Sears" wrote: > I hope all of the folks contributing their and their families DNA for > genealogical use are fully aware of the other uses/abuses that can be made > of a DNA sample/record. I know that there are many trusting and trustworthy > people out there. However there are many who are not, worse yet there are > few laws protecting individual or group privacy, and the ones there are, > often aren't taken seriously. > > If you think this is not a serious issue, you are extremely under informed. > I urge you to research the privacy issues, uses, and abuses (both actual and > potential) relating to DNA. > > Research can begin at any Internet search engine or at your local library. > This will not be as much fun as genealogical research, and it will take more > than 30 minutes, BUT the issues and DANGERS as well as the potential > positives are truly awe inspiring. > > Thank you for your time. > > Gene Sears > > Searching for Sears, Phipps, Watkins, & Mangum folks (in Maryland and > Virginia), Hayes, Laster, Darnell, & Tucker folks (in North Carolina and > Virginia) > > ==== COATES Mailing List ==== > To > unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to > COATES-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > COATES-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.)