After your email yesterday, I went to rootsweb to see what their policy was I was apalled to find that they allow names of living persons to be listed on their world connect site. I don't understand how this can be allowed to happen, espeically with all of the problems with identity theft. Anyway, I think the only way that you will be able to contact the "owner" of that material is by email. And I agree that sometimes their email address bounces. I've also found that some of the information is upgraded, and this upgrade will be another site of information, sometimes you will find an upgraded email address. I also suggest that you try to find their phone number/address via the internet. Lots of times their is enough information on their site that will lead you to this. Especially if they are putting in "living" information of others they might have that information on themselves. Its a try anyway. And maybe if enough people got together and complained to rootsweb, they might change their policy. Its kind of ironic that they monitor lists and boards, but not world connect where more damage can be done. Just some thoughts. Rene' -------Original Message------- From: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Date: 03/21/04 20:56:17 To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Legislation Ther were comments on proposed legislation relating to copyright material. I made a comment about what is revealed on certain sites. Today I had a chance to use a broadband connection and to my disgust found on the WorldConnect website the name of a brother-in-law who is very much alive. How does one complain to the owner(s) of that site so that the name can be deleted? I am concurrently attempting to contact the submitter but, unless I'm more successful that usual, I hardly believe there will be a response. In fact, often the e-mail addresses are no longer current. I found previously that the owner(s) of that site don't care whether the e-mail addresses are current. G. M. Freeman Felix Qui Nihil Debet ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237