I received the following email from the Worcester Co., MA list. I'm sending
this along to this list as an "FYI".
Cindy
<<< I've seen it all now! I have to wonder how far Rep. Pease will get trying
to
muzzle information related to America's #1 hobby. His e-mail address is
available at the url listed below.
Regards,
Deb
New Privacy Threat: Genealogy?
by Declan McCullagh
3:00 p.m. May. 18, 2000 PDT
Just when you thought there was nothing new to say about the
oft-cited privacy threats that Americans face, along comes Congress with
another worry: genealogy.
During a privacy hearing Thursday before a House Judiciary subcommittee,
Rep. Ed Pease (R-Ind.) said the growing number of websites that allow
people to trace their families' history was a threat that called
for legislative action.
"There are some commercial ventures now providing information on this subject
... oftentimes genealogical information involves a mother's maiden name, and
that is often used by many as a password," Pease said.
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