Thanks for that reassuring information Cathy Cheers Doug > On 6 Aug 2017, at 12:18, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There is a lot of bad information and speculation floating about. > > Legacy was last week and is this week a desktop programme. There is no > automatic sync of your data anywhere. > For those using the Legacy Cloud backup, only you have access to it, only you > have the password. > > The merger means that Legacy 10 will have the ability to sync your tree with > a My Heritage tree. It has been said that this will be entirely optional. > > So your information in Legacy is only going to get somewhere else, including > My Heritage, if you or someone you share it with puts it there. > > Cathy > >> Douglas Tighe <mailto:missymoo...@gmail.com> >> Sunday, 6 August 2017 10:11 AM >> Hi all, >> >> Can anyone with the knowledge advise us all how to protect our Legacy files >> from now on please. >> >> Cheers >> Doug Tighe in marvellous Queensland >> >>> On 6 Aug 2017, at 11:53, <johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au >>> <mailto:johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au>> <johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au >>> <mailto:johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> I think that default positions should always be for maximum privacy- not >>> the other way around. >>> >>> Hi CE, I agree that other people’s websites are not sources but thought >>> they may cite sources which could be checked by me. >>> >>> I’m glad scholars are checking primary sources. I saw on a documentary how >>> British kings or other royals or nobles sometimes changed official family >>> trees in order to justify or make claims to the throne for themselves or >>> their descendants. >>> >>> I have no ancestors from what is now the UK and have found companies like >>> Ancestry quite useless for me. My ancestors are mostly peasants from rural >>> hamlets or villages in different obscure parts of continental Europe, >>> although a German branch from the time of the HRE included some nobles etc. >>> >>> John >>> >>> *From:* Maria Fraser <mailto:frase...@clear.net.nz> >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 06, 2017 11:26 AM >>> *To:* Legacy User Group <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Concerns about MyHeritage >>> Hi John >>> >>> I think you have hit the nail on the head with everything you have >>> described. >>> >>> I emailed my concerns to the group on 8 July regarding My Heritage taking >>> control of information that I had entered into Legacy. I am very >>> disappointed that My Heritage has now taken over Legacy. I have tried >>> several different family tree programmes over the years and had hoped that >>> Legacy was finally the programme that I could continue to use without >>> hesitation. I also thought that no one else could copy my information >>> without my permission - silly me. >>> >>> Maria from NZ >>> >>> >>>> On 6/08/2017 12:15 PM, johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au wrote: >>>> >>>> I tried MyHeritage with the basic subscription and don’t trust it for >>>> various reasons. It defaulted to automatic renewals every year and I don’t >>>> remember any other options. It was extremely difficult to find out how to >>>> enter an end date for the subscription because it was buried so deeply. >>>> From memory, I had to get out of their website and search on Google to >>>> find out how to do it. >>>> >>>> I entered some relatives on their Family Tree Builder. Even though I >>>> thought I kept everything private, it ended up fully displayed on their >>>> website. >>>> >>>> You can never relax while using MyHeritage and have to constantly be on >>>> guard. Their technology/program seems to have “trip wires” everywhere to >>>> reset everything to defaults that suit them. >>>> >>>> Like others, I found MyHeritage users never provide sources. To contact >>>> them or see their website, often requires paying the premium subscription. >>>> >>>> On one occasion, I did manage to correspond with someone using MyHeritage, >>>> but his information was full of errors and false presumptions. He claimed >>>> to be an engineer! >>>> >>>> I think MyHeritage will do everything they can to mine data from Legacy >>>> users. Also, Legacy users will gradually have to pay for more and more >>>> features and upgrades. As for cloud storage of family files- as soon as >>>> users get used to it, there is little doubt that costs will be attached. >>>> >>>> MyHeritage seems geared to obtaining your data for free, while making you >>>> pay as much possible to search for any. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> Virus-free. www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au <mailto:johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au> >> Sunday, 6 August 2017 9:53 AM >> >> I think that default positions should always be for maximum privacy- not the >> other way around. >> >> Hi CE, I agree that other people’s websites are not sources but thought they >> may cite sources which could be checked by me. >> >> I’m glad scholars are checking primary sources. I saw on a documentary how >> British kings or other royals or nobles sometimes changed official family >> trees in order to justify or make claims to the throne for themselves or >> their descendants. >> >> I have no ancestors from what is now the UK and have found companies like >> Ancestry quite useless for me. My ancestors are mostly peasants from rural >> hamlets or villages in different obscure parts of continental Europe, >> although a German branch from the time of the HRE included some nobles etc. >> >> John >> >> *From:* Maria Fraser <mailto:frase...@clear.net.nz> >> *Sent:* Sunday, August 06, 2017 11:26 AM >> *To:* Legacy User Group <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Concerns about MyHeritage >> Hi John >> >> I think you have hit the nail on the head with everything you have described. >> >> I emailed my concerns to the group on 8 July regarding My Heritage taking >> control of information that I had entered into Legacy. I am very >> disappointed that My Heritage has now taken over Legacy. I have tried >> several different family tree programmes over the years and had hoped that >> Legacy was finally the programme that I could continue to use without >> hesitation. I also thought that no one else could copy my information >> without my permission - silly me. >> >> Maria from NZ >> >> >> On 6/08/2017 12:15 PM, johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au wrote: >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> Virus-free. www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Maria Fraser <mailto:frase...@clear.net.nz> >> Sunday, 6 August 2017 9:26 AM >> Hi John >> >> I think you have hit the nail on the head with everything you have described. >> >> I emailed my concerns to the group on 8 July regarding My Heritage taking >> control of information that I had entered into Legacy. I am very >> disappointed that My Heritage has now taken over Legacy. I have tried >> several different family tree programmes over the years and had hoped that >> Legacy was finally the programme that I could continue to use without >> hesitation. I also thought that no one else could copy my information >> without my permission - silly me. >> >> Maria from NZ >> >> >> On 6/08/2017 12:15 PM, johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au wrote: >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> Virus-free. www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >> >> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au <mailto:johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au> >> Sunday, 6 August 2017 8:15 AM >> >> I tried MyHeritage with the basic subscription and don’t trust it for >> various reasons. It defaulted to automatic renewals every year and I don’t >> remember any other options. It was extremely difficult to find out how to >> enter an end date for the subscription because it was buried so deeply. From >> memory, I had to get out of their website and search on Google to find out >> how to do it. >> >> I entered some relatives on their Family Tree Builder. Even though I thought >> I kept everything private, it ended up fully displayed on their website. >> >> You can never relax while using MyHeritage and have to constantly be on >> guard. Their technology/program seems to have “trip wires” everywhere to >> reset everything to defaults that suit them. >> >> Like others, I found MyHeritage users never provide sources. To contact them >> or see their website, often requires paying the premium subscription. >> >> On one occasion, I did manage to correspond with someone using MyHeritage, >> but his information was full of errors and false presumptions. He claimed to >> be an engineer! >> >> I think MyHeritage will do everything they can to mine data from Legacy >> users. Also, Legacy users will gradually have to pay for more and more >> features and upgrades. As for cloud storage of family files- as soon as >> users get used to it, there is little doubt that costs will be attached. >> >> MyHeritage seems geared to obtaining your data for free, while making you >> pay as much possible to search for any. >> >> John >> > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
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