There is so many way that a person might be on the internet. Remember on-line newspapers, others that know you, unknown people to you might get the information from births, deaths, other relations, and etc. The biggest problem is once the information is on the internet it is cache on servers, and could take years to remove the information, if is can even be done. Just type in a name and see how many times it is out there, then go to the next search engine and try it again. There are hundreds of search engines on the internet that crawl for more information. The best way to put information on for others is using private sites in exchanging information. Hate to see "Identity Thefts", but if people are theft, they will find ways to get the information they want and "it isn't always from genealogy sites". -----Original Message----- From: Cn8ff@aol.com [mailto:Cn8ff@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:29 PM To: VA-Harrison-Monongalia-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VA-Har-Mon] Idenity Theft I have received an email requesting me to remove any reference to an individual from one of my family websites. They believe that the mother's maiden name was obtained from my website to commit Identity Theft of this individual. If this has happened I am very sorry that I may have contributed to any illegal activities. I felt that I should pass this on to all the LISTS on which I am active at present, hoping that this does not happen to anyone else. I do request that if anyone sees anything on one of my websites that they feel may inconvenience them in anyway I would very much like to hear from the individual and any reference to them will be removed. I feel if this can happen again I may remove my websites from the Internet. All the best to everyone, Dick Wilt, Bridgeport, WV <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/kl7aiz">www.RWILT.com</A>

Whether folks realize it or not, all "list" mail from Rootsweb is archived and accessible to anyone who cares to search for it. Put a query on an "L" and it is there for eternity. . . It's really like locking your door. If someone wants in, they will find a way. Think about an obit. . . they usually give the name of the deceased, the name of their parents and their siblings. Voila' - everyone then knows the names of the siblings' parents, assuming that they are full brothers and sisters. Joy At 10:31 PM 2/2/2003 -0500, you wrote: >There is so many way that a person might be on the internet. Remember >on-line newspapers, others that know you, unknown people to you might get >the information from births, deaths, other relations, and etc. The biggest >problem is once the information is on the internet it is cache on servers, >and could take years to remove the information, if is can even be done. >Just type in a name and see how many times it is out there, then go to the >next search engine and try it again. There are hundreds of search engines >on the internet that crawl for more information. The best way to put >information on for others is using private sites in exchanging information. > >Hate to see "Identity Thefts", but if people are theft, they will find ways >to get the information they want and "it isn't always from genealogy sites". > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cn8ff@aol.com [mailto:Cn8ff@aol.com] >Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:29 PM >To: VA-Harrison-Monongalia-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [VA-Har-Mon] Idenity Theft > > >I have received an email requesting me to remove any reference >to an individual from one of my family websites. They believe that >the mother's maiden name was obtained from my website to commit >Identity Theft of this individual. >If this has happened I am very sorry that I may have contributed to >any illegal activities. >I felt that I should pass this on to all the LISTS on which I am active at >present, hoping that this does not happen to anyone else. >I do request that if anyone sees anything on one of my websites that >they feel may inconvenience them in anyway I would very much like to >hear from the individual and any reference to them will be removed. >I feel if this can happen again I may remove my websites from the >Internet. >All the best to everyone, >Dick Wilt, Bridgeport, WV <A >HREF="http://www.geocities.com/kl7aiz">www.RWILT.com</A>