I agree we need to do something to prevent this type of thing it should be common sense not to put a living someone info online. Ed > > From: Keith Giddeon <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/03/29 Tue PM 08:26:02 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GAGEN] Privacy Committee > > A motion in the USGW AB failed last night. This motion would have > required the USGW Archives-TX to remove data on living individuals. > (They have thousands of birth records online even for children). > I now ask the GAGenWeb leadership to allow the formation of an official > committee to construct a Privacy Policy for GAGenWeb sites. This policy > would (hopefully) pioneer a mindset within USGenWeb that we are > genealogists who help others research their ancestors, not living > individuals, and also that USGenWeb SHOULD be taking the lead in > promoting online privacy in genealogical circles. > I volunteer myself for this committee as I am a Privacy Rights > Clearinghouse contact on the subject of Identity Theft/Internet. > Let's please take the lead on this issue. GAGenWeb has been > professionally and aptly operated for almost a year now and I feel it's > time we break out and show others we can lead where necessary. > > --Keith > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, on-line information. > >