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"the_verminator@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <the_verminator@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> On Apr 17, 4:51=A0pm, Mary_Gor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> The files on gencircles are no different than those on rootsweb. The
>> person who put them there can elect to use various levels of privacy
>> filter, and yes, they can remove files and resubmit etc. The guy is
>> snowing you.I'd complain to the hosting company that the gentleman
>> does not have permission from living individuals to share their
>> private details.
>>
>> Just as a rule, I take out anyone born after 1910 who is alive.
>>
>> M
>
>
> Just exactly what is "private information"?
> Certainly it is *not* their Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date
> of Marriage, etc.
> No one needs anyone's permission to post those on the web or on the
> NBC Times Square ticker.
>
> Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers-
> *those* ARE private but most genealogical info isn't- at least not in
> the USA.
Well, like it or not, there ARE folks who are very sensitive
to the thought/threat of so-called identity theft and to whom
posting their personal (if not private) information
constitutes an invasion of their privacy. IMO, one avoids
posting such information for living persons out of a respect
for their concerns. It's nothing more nor less than common
courtesy to do so, regardless of the legal niceties.
I _think_ it was John Stuart Mill who said (my paraphrasing)
"your right to throw a punch stops when it strikes my nose".
Your right to publish ends when you ignore MY right to privacy,
to anonymity, to security in my home and possessions. Yeah,
some of the information is public domain - in some places, but
not everywhere - but grants you no right to put it on the
NBC Times Square ticker unless you have determined how the
person feels about the matter. (I'll say that I, personally,
don't give much of a damn - I've been in the Army and State
Department "stud books", have led a fairly public life,
yada, yada, yada. I draw the line, however, when it comes
to my family.)
Slippery Ol' Bob
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