In this high tech world where a citizen's right to privacy seems to be eroding almost daily, a genealogist needs to consider the information he or she contributes to help others as well as understand where and how that information might be used. Concerns to be covered include the advantages and risks of providing public information about living people, concerns for the right to privacy of your relatives, allowing others to make changes and corrections to your information, and also the risks of publicly sharing DNA information. Will all this information be available only to you, your heirs, and your relatives? Or will the information you supply also be used by insurance companies, identity thieves, or government agencies that spy on the nation's citizens? Today's news reports seem to be full of paranoia about privacy. This presentation attempts to separate the facts from the fallacies.  

Dick Eastman has been writing his Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter for 26+ years.

He has been involved in genealogy for more than 35 years. He has worked in the computer industry for more than 50 years in hardware, software, and managerial positions.