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Recent questions tagged privacy
Recent questions tagged privacy
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PRIVACY genealogy
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+15
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0
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Is WikiTree a "World Family Tree" or not?
asked
Oct 15, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Bob Hanrahan
G2G6
(
9.1k
points)
collaboration
privacy
+9
votes
3
answers
501
views
Can we reconsider the no email address rule?
asked
Oct 5, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Jillaine Smith
G2G6 Pilot
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918k
points)
email
privacy
+6
votes
3
answers
430
views
How do I make my profile unlisted like the privacy setting here, for example www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barnett-3517
asked
Oct 1, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Living Lewis
G2G4
(
4.9k
points)
policy
privacy
privacy_level
unlisted
unsourced_profiles
honor_code
+7
votes
1
answer
403
views
Prevent being added to another user trusted list? Privacy issue!
asked
Sep 28, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Living Lewis
G2G4
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4.9k
points)
privacy
email
trusted_list
honor_code
privacy_level
+3
votes
2
answers
243
views
Photo security
asked
Sep 18, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Lucy Robinson
G2G6 Mach 2
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22.6k
points)
privacy
photos
security
+20
votes
4
answers
540
views
Trusted list request for my own personal profile
asked
Aug 20, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Barry Smith
G2G6 Pilot
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297k
points)
trusted_list
mentors
policy
privacy
+5
votes
1
answer
122
views
Name of a Living Individual Visible After Creating a Sibling
asked
Aug 15, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
NJ Penny
G2G6 Pilot
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153k
points)
privacy
+26
votes
5
answers
684
views
Now Ancestry owns your work too.
asked
Aug 4, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Living Kelts
G2G6 Pilot
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554k
points)
ancestry
privacy
+4
votes
1
answer
203
views
Why is this man's wife private when she is clearly deceased?
asked
Jul 30, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Living Ford
G2G6 Pilot
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161k
points)
privacy
+6
votes
3
answers
291
views
How do I edit a death date on a profile?
asked
Jul 27, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Suzanne McClendon
G2G6 Mach 3
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32.9k
points)
data_doctors
editing
privacy
+4
votes
2
answers
270
views
Permissible to include confirmed genetic connection that does not disclose other person's identity?
asked
Jul 4, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Erik Maher
G2G Crew
(
430
points)
genetic
privacy
living_people
autosomal
y-dna
mtdna
+22
votes
3
answers
716
views
Prince Phillip is not showing as Queen Elizabeth's husband any more
asked
Jul 2, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Jo Fitz-Henry
G2G6 Pilot
(
173k
points)
bugs
england
notables
privacy
privacy_level
+17
votes
1
answer
293
views
Private Data Shared on Bio
asked
Jul 2, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Jeff Gentry
G2G6 Mach 1
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18.6k
points)
data_doctors
privacy
+10
votes
3
answers
339
views
Privacy, WikiTree and public records
asked
Jun 28, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
J. Mulder
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.9k
points)
privacy
privacy_level
profiles
dutch_roots
+11
votes
3
answers
323
views
Can you assume someone has passed away 100 years after birth?
asked
Jun 13, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
J. Mulder
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.9k
points)
privacy
privacy_level
+5
votes
1
answer
132
views
Search for Profiles I Created that are Orphaned & Not-Open
asked
May 29, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Lincoln Lowery
G2G6 Mach 6
(
68.4k
points)
orphaned_profiles
privacy
privacy_level
adoption
+11
votes
2
answers
195
views
Orphaned profiles with Private setting
asked
May 17, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Linda Crannell
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.0k
points)
jared
orphaned_profiles
privacy
sysops
+4
votes
3
answers
127
views
How do I discover who manages his wife's profile?
asked
May 11, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
C. Mackinnon
G2G6 Pilot
(
338k
points)
england
privacy
+5
votes
5
answers
221
views
Is there a way to keep private notes on a profile?
asked
Apr 19, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Eloise Smith
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.0k
points)
privacy
+8
votes
1
answer
204
views
Conundrum - whether to show name of possibly living person whose living history video is a source for another person
asked
Apr 17, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
policy
privacy
sources
citations
living_people
+12
votes
0
answers
234
views
Possible Privacy Issue
asked
Apr 11, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
privacy
bugs
+7
votes
2
answers
143
views
How do you unlock a yellow lock symbol?
asked
Apr 5, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
George Kapadolus
G2G Crew
(
700
points)
privacy
+63
votes
10
answers
2.1k
views
Should WikiTree Allow Living Notables to be Visible?
asked
Mar 23, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Jamie Nelson
G2G6 Pilot
(
640k
points)
proposals
notables
privacy
policy
presidents
+5
votes
1
answer
246
views
Unconnected & unlinked users, research and privacy
asked
Mar 13, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Richard Shelley
G2G6 Pilot
(
248k
points)
unconnected
connectors
cochrane
unlinked
collaboration
privacy
+9
votes
1
answer
174
views
How to be private and still use DNA in WikiTree?
asked
Mar 2, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
714k
points)
dna
privacy
ancestrydna
23andme
+15
votes
2
answers
356
views
Email addresses automatically removed from comments?
asked
Feb 28, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Philip van der Walt
G2G6 Pilot
(
173k
points)
privacy
policy
projects
project_leaders
ppp
+6
votes
2
answers
167
views
Does anyone know how to contact polishfamilytree.com
asked
Feb 17, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.4k
points)
privacy
help
+17
votes
4
answers
467
views
United States Social Security Numbers on WikiTree Records
asked
Feb 11, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Jay Klock
G2G5
(
5.1k
points)
social_security
us_death_index
data_doctors
privacy
+11
votes
3
answers
596
views
GEDmatch has experienced another privacy issue as per Leah Larkin
asked
Jan 25, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Andreas West
G2G6 Mach 7
(
76.4k
points)
dna
gedmatch
gedmatch_genesis
privacy
+5
votes
2
answers
169
views
What to do about living undated Profiles?
asked
Dec 23, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Darren Kellett
G2G6 Pilot
(
449k
points)
unknown
living_people
privacy
+19
votes
8
answers
929
views
Should “modern” profiles of dead children be set private?
asked
Dec 5, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.4k
points)
notables
remember_the_children
privacy
+2
votes
1
answer
167
views
Comments on Terri (Solomon) McGhee Mrs
asked
Dec 4, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Kathy Solomon Isbell
G2G1
(
1.8k
points)
solomon
mcghee
messages
privacy
+11
votes
3
answers
282
views
Filter to search for presence of email addresses in biography?
asked
Nov 28, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Michel Vorenhout
G2G6 Pilot
(
319k
points)
searches
wikitree_plus
privacy
data_doctors
+14
votes
4
answers
372
views
How can we get better in not hiding recently dead well-known people?
asked
Nov 27, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Per Starbäck
G2G6 Mach 3
(
40.0k
points)
death
notables
privacy
+7
votes
0
answers
236
views
Privacy restriction breach in descendant list?
asked
Nov 22, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Matt McNabb
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.5k
points)
tracked_bug
privacy
+8
votes
2
answers
220
views
Y-DNA propagation and Unlisted
asked
Nov 20, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
714k
points)
dna
mtdna
y-dna
gdpr
privacy
+13
votes
2
answers
299
views
Publishing a Non WikiTree Member's GedMatch ID in WikiTree
asked
Nov 17, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Laura Bozzay
G2G6 Pilot
(
840k
points)
dna
dna_confirmation
privacy
policy
+9
votes
3
answers
303
views
Using GEDmatch IDs for people not on Wikitree
asked
Nov 1, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Matt McNabb
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.5k
points)
gedmatch
dna
privacy
gdpr
+6
votes
1
answer
233
views
Flags locked for privacy
asked
Oct 31, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Deborah Talbot
G2G6 Mach 7
(
71.3k
points)
australian_flag
australia
privacy
+5
votes
1
answer
174
views
Can finding duplicate profiles be improved?
asked
Oct 18, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
714k
points)
tracked_improvements
matches
duplicates
privacy
+3
votes
1
answer
111
views
Orphaned Duplicate Profile - unable to adopt due to privacy setting
asked
Sep 25, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Sondra Marshall
G2G6 Mach 3
(
39.6k
points)
orphaned_profiles
privacy
+4
votes
2
answers
169
views
Orange locked profile exists but no wikitree ID at top
asked
Sep 16, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Beulah Cramer
G2G6 Pilot
(
572k
points)
wikitree_#
privacy
id#
+2
votes
1
answer
243
views
What to do with the myriad "Living"
asked
Sep 14, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
LG Price
G2G6 Mach 4
(
47.4k
points)
living_people
privacy
profile_managers
+5
votes
0
answers
111
views
Request to Open Profile
asked
Aug 21, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Vic Watt
G2G6 Pilot
(
361k
points)
notables
gorton
privacy
+9
votes
5
answers
636
views
Can non-members access a profile's change page?
asked
Aug 20, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
privacy
not_a_bug
+7
votes
1
answer
153
views
I Created a Freespace profile and it's got no privacy setting
asked
Aug 8, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Natalie Trott
G2G Astronaut
(
1.4m
points)
privacy
free-space_profiles
tracked_bug
+8
votes
2
answers
255
views
What do you do with living profiles you don't want to manage
asked
Jul 31, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Ron Moore
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.8k
points)
privacy
living_people
profile_managers
unlisted
+1
vote
2
answers
172
views
Should I link to a funeral livestream?
asked
Jul 22, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Matt McNabb
G2G1
(
1.0k
points)
privacy
videos
+3
votes
1
answer
156
views
Census sources and privacy
asked
Jul 13, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Bill Feidt
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.5k
points)
sources
privacy
orphaned_profiles
+3
votes
1
answer
342
views
Why is the profile of a living President marked with the highest level of privacy? I would think the com
asked
Jul 10, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Lucy Robinson
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.6k
points)
presidents
projects
privacy
living_people
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