Re: Will you please convert an ftm to paf or gedcom for me? Thanks.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:32:45 -0500, melsonr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Robert Melson) wrote:

>In article
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>	"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

I TOTALLY agree with the above!