I received the following email from the Worcester Co., MA list. I'm sending this along to this list as an "FYI". Cindy <<< I've seen it all now! I have to wonder how far Rep. Pease will get trying to muzzle information related to America's #1 hobby. His e-mail address is available at the url listed below. Regards, Deb New Privacy Threat: Genealogy? by Declan McCullagh 3:00 p.m. May. 18, 2000 PDT Just when you thought there was nothing new to say about the oft-cited privacy threats that Americans face, along comes Congress with another worry: genealogy. During a privacy hearing Thursday before a House Judiciary subcommittee, Rep. Ed Pease (R-Ind.) said the growing number of websites that allow people to trace their families' history was a threat that called for legislative action. "There are some commercial ventures now providing information on this subject ... oftentimes genealogical information involves a mother's maiden name, and that is often used by many as a password," Pease said. .................. To view this article in its entirety, go to the following url: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36442,00.html >>>