Interestingly, Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com are not exactly virgins when it comes to their operations either. These two sites-which offer great searches-keep your credit card on file and at least one-Genealogy.com-performs automatic renewals without your permission-a practice that is illegal in many states. Last year, 700,000 Americans suffered some form of identity loss from credit card scams. Many people doing genealogy are senior citizens. This kind of credit card abuse by these firms just perpetuates the problem. Did you know that your suppliers have your credit card on file? When you supplied your number to these two sites, did you realize they were keeping it in their computers? David Jones