Privacy/Transfer of information from GENI to Ancestry and other websites

Started by Private User on Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Today at 8:17 AM

People are transferring large amounts of information from GENI to Ancestry and other websites. From one webpage alone on GENI four people have downloaded around 100,000 names. 12 other people have transferred smaller amounts. I know this because there is a ‘marker’ name that appears in all their trees. Someone has uploaded my name and personal information (including birth dates and my mother’s maiden name) for me and my children and these are being transferred to other sites.( I am sure Ancestry is delighted with the cache of information.) The person has refused my request to remove my personal information and I can do nothing about it so it is appearing on other websites. Fortunately Ancestry and Friends Reunited removed my information at my request but I now have to be vigilant. How do I get GENI to remove my personal information and that of my family so this issue does not keep repeating itself?

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