tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post632147055026106292..comments2023-06-22T07:05:06.074-05:00Comments on Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Steal My Identity and Rob Me, PleaseLLG70http://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-18472501186427709752012-11-14T12:38:22.055-06:002012-11-14T12:38:22.055-06:00“They know that the best way to protect the living...“They know that the best way to protect the living is to not put their information online at all.” Yes. It could be one of the ways to protect an individual’s identity. People nowadays need to be extra cautious when it comes to divulging personal information either online or in engaging in any other transactions. Remember to always log out of any online accounts. Also, it would help to shred receipts, bills or financial statements to prevent them from reaching other people’s hands.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.identityguard.com/compare-plans/" rel="nofollow">Annie Valdez</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011922813615504153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-81930727656292798052012-08-01T02:43:07.046-05:002012-08-01T02:43:07.046-05:00Ancestry recently added a radio button for "L...Ancestry recently added a radio button for "Living" or "Deceased" which you can click on through the "Edit this person" link on each profile and on the "add relative" screen. If you're manually adding people to your tree, the default setting is whatever the status is of person from whose profile you are adding the relative unless or until you add birth dates (and sometimes it glitches, so double check). So if you've found third cousin's obit and you are using it to add his wife and kids' names to your tree without birth dates, make sure to double check that radio button on each person, especially if you've already marked him as deceased. If a birth date has been added and it's less than 100 years ago, the setting can be manually changed to deceased without adding any additional death information. Though God knows why anyone would do this on anyone they know is alive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503376620322190721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-13384387985798634682012-06-19T09:40:11.841-05:002012-06-19T09:40:11.841-05:00This is crazy!!
-Tony Salmeron
Tree Service Charl...This is crazy!!<br /><br />-Tony Salmeron<br /><a title="Tree Service Charlotte" href="http://www.charlottetree-service.com./" rel="nofollow">Tree Service Charlotte</a>Charlotte Tree Servicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267690193694003408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-40535549367121443242012-06-16T22:33:45.197-05:002012-06-16T22:33:45.197-05:00Oh,my gosh! Thanks for taking the time to explain....Oh,my gosh! Thanks for taking the time to explain.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305857831892932010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-43777050654111898912012-06-16T17:16:15.381-05:002012-06-16T17:16:15.381-05:00Hi Lois,
I tried to make it as clear as I could, ...Hi Lois, <br />I tried to make it as clear as I could, even edited the post after it went up because of someone's question. Guess it's still not clear :-P Go to a profile on your Ancestry tree. Scroll down the timeline. Does this person have a death "event", hopefully AFTER birth, marriage, and maybe some census and/or military records? The death "event" or "fact" is what makes their profile visible to other Ancestry members (IF their tree is public). If the person's birth date is less then 100 years ago and no death date Ancestry members will only see the word PRIVATE. The person I referenced had entered a death event/fact for EVERYONE on their tree. The fact that he typed the word "Living" where the county/state/country should go doesn't negate the death event/fact. Ancestry's code only recognizes that there is a death event/fact and automatically makes the profile public.LLG70https://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891342107356798300.post-33724423737209320352012-06-16T14:26:58.452-05:002012-06-16T14:26:58.452-05:00Hi Loretta - I'm a bit confused by the first p...Hi Loretta - I'm a bit confused by the first paragraph. If Ancestry.com has a privacy curtain in place, how is it you could see the details of this individual's family members? What have they done to expose this information? Could it happen unwittingly? ThanksLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305857831892932010noreply@blogger.com