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RE: [PLUG] OT, but applicable -> Photo Family Tree
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I agree with this, also, if there is a recent death date, with all
that information, someone could also try to claim a fraudluent debt
against someones estate.
George
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of William H.
> Magill
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:16 PM
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT, but applicable -> Photo Family Tree
>
>
> One caveat:
>
> > On Thursday 03 August 2006 13:13, Randy Schmidt wrote:
> >> I also want it web-based because I am a data accessibility
> >> snob. If I did make it public as a hosted app, I would make it so
> >> that
> >> people can export the photos and metadata in a form that is easy to
> >> manipulate.
>
> On its face, this is a very laudable idea. However, folks who are in
> the Identity Theft business LOVE public family trees! They can pick
> up your date of birth and your mother's maiden name with
> ease! So if
> you post on the Internet, make certain that you do so with a secure
> facility that won't get indexed by some search engine and that the
> pages are password protected.
>
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