In article <4903c2c2$0$22649$5a62ac22@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"freenews.iinet.net.au" <kraymond@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
>> How do you know what they will do with the data once they have
>> converted it for you?
>
> Hmm. I am not sure how much money there is to be made in "stealing" data
> this way. There might be money in having millions of family trees (ask
> Family Tree Maker) but not much in having one. It seems a lot of work to
> hang out in this newsgroup on the off-chance of picking up a few
databases
> this way. I think you'd be pretty safe in practice in giving your data
to
> any regular contributor in this group.
>
> Kerry
>
Seems to me it depends on how seriously you take the threat
of identity theft, as well as on how detailed the genealogy
is and how it deals with living individuals. We can
dismiss the argument above in general terms - I think it's
unlikely that there'd be an ill-intentioned lurker here waiting
to pounce - but human nature is what it is and some otherwise
kind soul might suc***b to temptation. Unlikely, but y'gotta
remember, even paranoids have enemies.
Swell Ol' Bob
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Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas
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