tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post2408243054124116541..comments2024-03-18T07:38:53.380-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Does MyHeritage Show Living Persons in Their Family Trees?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-22336271936355167222013-06-27T08:57:44.788-07:002013-06-27T08:57:44.788-07:00I managed to deal with this and now myheritage.com...I managed to deal with this and now myheritage.com have kindly fulfilled my request and deleted the said information regarding my family and I from their websites and all is to everyone’s satisfaction.<br /><br />I hope this matter is now concluded and I thank everyone concerned, which I am most appreciative.<br /><br />Best regards <br /><br />Anthony Steel<br />Anthony Steelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-66225599947951056182013-06-27T08:28:11.224-07:002013-06-27T08:28:11.224-07:00Has Anthony ever used the BackupMyTree service to ...Has Anthony ever used the BackupMyTree service to backup any native family tree files or GEDCOMs? BackupMyTree was acquired by MyHeritage in 2011. They sent the email notice pasted below on 6 Dec 2012, which explicitly states that data from BackupMyTree may be transferred to MyHeritage. I suspect this could be a potential root cause for Anthony's data to appear on MyHeritage.<br /><br />Email:<br />You are receiving this email because you are a registered member of BackupMyTree.com. <br /><br />As you may know, BackupMyTree.com was acquired by MyHeritage in September 2011. See the official announcement here. MyHeritage has pledged to keep BackupMyTree.com maintained and running as a free service so you can continue using the service uninterrupted for your backup needs. <br /><br />From time to time the family trees from BackupMyTree.com are transferred for free to MyHeritage to ensure uninterrupted service, protect the data and to give you access to features that can help you grow your tree, such as Smart Matching™ technology and Records Matching™. <br /><br />As a service to you, we have safely and securely placed your family tree data on 'Family site (BackupMyTree)' at MyHeritage. This site contains your data from BackupMyTree with 4 family trees and 3519 individuals. <br /><br />What's next? <br />In case you no longer remember your password on MyHeritage.com, you can set a new password now. <br /><br />Visit your new site and family tree at any time by going to www.myheritage.com and logging in. Then choose the family site you'd like to visit. You can switch between family sites by clicking 'Account' in the top right corner and selecting 'My sites'. <br /><br />Here is a useful quick link for visiting the new site now: Go to my family site. <br /><br />MyHeritage is the world's second largest family history service with more than 23 million family trees and over 64 million registered members worldwide. We improve the site on a daily basis and hope you and your family will enjoy the site and treasure your family history for many years to come. <br /><br />If you have further questions, visit our Help center to get quick answers. <br /><br />Sincerely, <br />MyHeritage.com team <br /><br />If you are not interested in MyHeritage.com and would like to stop receiving genealogy updates from MyHeritage.com, click the link below to unsubscribe from further emailsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979660836109994896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19111402354144741902013-06-27T01:31:13.481-07:002013-06-27T01:31:13.481-07:00Hi Randy. As mentioned, privacy is a top priority ...Hi Randy. As mentioned, privacy is a top priority for MyHeritage and we do not expose details of living people in search. <br /><br />If someone discovers that information about them or their close family was posted on MyHeritage, even though this would not be accessible to others, we will always delete this information upon their request.<br /><br />Anthony received an automatic response as he contacted us through a channel which is only open to registered members. There are other ways to contact us and report an abuse that do not receive this response. However as privacy is a major concern, Anthony was answered by our support team as soon as they received his request - and he acknowledged that he was satisfied with our assistance. MyHeritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849134676253710915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-5758470619306054192013-06-27T00:20:28.225-07:002013-06-27T00:20:28.225-07:00Hi Randy
We're are investigating Anthony's...Hi Randy<br />We're are investigating Anthony's situation right now. We take privacy very seriously.MyHeritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849134676253710915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-67410655448546985612013-06-26T11:22:02.642-07:002013-06-26T11:22:02.642-07:00Yes, they do. Compare your post with a recent one ...Yes, they do. Compare your post with a recent one by James Tanner: http://genealogysstar.blogspot.nl/2013/06/an-interesting-comment-on-online-privacy.htmlTacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059717877562427778noreply@blogger.com