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From: Nancy Cluff Siders <>
Subject: [SACKETT-L] New Privacy Threat: Genealogy?
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 05:13:25 -0600

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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