You know thinking about this, are we sure that they have said "never". It has always been that the information is not opened to the whole public, it's like when we don't post a whole lot of info on our living Kinfolks. If I thought that the information was going out there to all the con artist in this world (and oh yes, folks they would be the first to take advantage of it) then I don't want to have anything to do with it. The fact is that in time they will release the info. They just can't release it right away. I don't think you can readily get your hands on the info from say 30 years ago. No matter how much this current group gripes and moans about privacy eventually we will all be gone from this world and that info will be open for the taking. You know on another list that I am on someone from England posted how they keep great records within their communities, but did you know that these records are only posted in their National records when that registered record of that community is turned into them. Guess what? They don't turn the record book in till it is filled. This lady finally found the information she was looking for by going straight to the records keeper of the community and the date of death for this person she was looking for was 1888. This info could not be found anywhere except in this man's house or office (whatever) in the book that he had taken over to finish filling up with the info of the community. Now, I'm not criticizing Britain, I think it's marvelous that they have not let the hurry up and rush me world catch up with this. My point is, Genealogy is not easy. We have to search all over and we have to be willing to talk to complete strangers sometimes not an easy thing to do in this day and age. And we must respect one anothers current privacy.