Notice: If there is anyone who is not happy about their family information being online, contact the person at the end of the message and he will take care of it they say. I personally think they should go out at least 100 years, as most responsible genealogist's do. Margit Privacy Policy ‹ Living Filter A new privacy policy for user-submitted GEDCOM files to our WorldConnect Project was recently announced in the RootsWeb Review and is now being implemented. To promote privacy, the built-in filters at WorldConnect will be used to automatically remove information which pertains to any living person born after 1930. Given names and dates, places, notes, and sources pertaining to life events for such individuals will be hidden from display. Users may, at their discretion, login to their Advanced setup page and modify this setting, up to a maximum year of 1930. The primary reasons for the removal of living persons data are: A) Over the past several months we have been spending many, many hours each week dealing with complaints by living persons who are outraged that their personal information is listed in such a public place despite the fact that they have not given permission. Replacing first name with "LIVING" and scrubbing the notes, birthdates, etc. has eliminated almost all of those complaints and the costs associated with handling them. B) There is a growing identity theft problem in which devious people (not genealogists) look for just enough living person information on the internet (such as first name, last name, birthdate, and mother's maiden name) to then go pay other premium information providers for additional information on specific individuals (including social security number and other personal data which can be gathered if full name, birthdate, and mother's maiden name are known). They then use this data for the purpose of opening credit card accounts, creating fake ID's, and performing other activities which cause a variety of problems for the actual living person whose personal data has been stolen and improperly used. The Product Manager, Brian Hansen, will respond to any other questions or suggestions users may have. His phone number is 801-705-7092 and his e-mail address is bhansen@ancestry.com