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From: Valorie Zimmerman <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Zabasearch.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:21:18 +0000
References: <20050406135631.HEBU1623.simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp8.sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20050406135631.HEBU1623.simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp8.sympatico.ca>


On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 9:56:31 -0400
<> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
>
> I may be old fashioned here, but I consider Zabasearch.com an invasion of privacy especially where it lists birth dates. This site totally contravenes any thought of personal privacy.
>
> Are there no laws that make a site like this illegal? While there may be similar sites in Canada escaping present laws here, they are considered illegal.

Gwen, I respectfully disagree. Names, dates and places are not private, they are public information. I haven't found Zabasearch to be very reliable, but I'm glad sites like this are online. I resent the move to make more and more public records not available to the public.

I have a collection of links for finding living relatives:

http://valoriez.blogspot.com/2004/06/finding-living-persons.html

Valorie

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