I must be very stupid here. If the "name of the participant is never published thereby assuring privacy " then how can other people make use of the information? Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 11 October 2006 16:56 Subject: Re: [PHILLIPS] false information about Phillips Family of WestVirginia The kit is assigned a number and the name of the participant is never published, thereby assuring privacy and confidentiality. > > If you have any more questions about DNA testing for genealogical purposes (or questions about Phillips families in general, especially in the South), please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or the administrator of the Phillips Worldwide DNA project, Harry Shannon Phillips, at [email protected] (Shannon goes by his middle name.) We are both very excited about the possibilities of this new tool in genealogical research. By the way, all of us at Phillips Worldwide are volunteers and none of us are getting paid to help with this project. > > Sincerely, > Nancy Kiser > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >