Donna, You asked: "Is there any way to stop someone from publishing information about living people on their web site?" Here are some thoughts: If _you_ are the "living person" (and you are not a public figure) or if you are the legal representative of the person (or otherwise legally responsible for the person, such as being the parent of a minor), I'd say "yes." In such a situation, I'd start with a polite (but firm) message to the owner/webmaster of the website. If you don't fit any of the above situations, I can't see that you have any "legal" interest in the matter and there's nothing you can do. In short, if your next-door neighbor or your 2nd cousin wants to have _their_ personal information taken off a website (info that is not in the public domain and for which they had not given consent for publication), they'll have to do the deed themselves. If you're simply on a crusade to have such data removed, generically, I'd say you are out of luck. Certainly, you can marshall your reasons and send a carefully written "educational" message to the appropriate website owners/webmasters. In this regard, you might want to look at the privacy policies re living persons as stated by the LDS Church and on various web sites. If you find ones you like, you can certainly provide a link to the appropriate page(s) of the website from within your email message. However, if you try to intervene or make demands regarding the personal data of persons other than those for whom you have legal responsibility, don't be surprised if your messages are ignored - or if you are pointedly told to MYOB. Btw, you should keep in mind that there's a lot of "personal" information that is readily available in the public domain: i.e. in phone books, voter registration records, etc. Most personal, genealogically-related websites are likely to have "personal" info only on persons that are fairly closely related to the person owning the website. If _your_ info is on such a website, the chances are that you know the website owner/ webmaster; if there's not a family feud in progress <vbg>, I'd think that a personal request to the owner/webmaster should suffice. Just my two cents worth... Richard ([email protected]) -----Original Message----- From: Donna Brand <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 4:22 PM Subject: Living folks info Well, I've been wandering around the Internet for a few days, my eyes are burning, so maybe someone here can help. Is there any way to stop someone from publishing information about living people on their web site? If so where can I find the information. Help needed. donna ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi