As I understand it, Legacy will continue to be its own program just as it always has been.
To share your data with MyHeritage, FamilySearch, Ancestry or any other commercial online tree - including DNA trees- has ALWAYS been your choice. If you choose to put your data online, you are responsible to know what you are getting into first. You know what kind of information gets put on public trees - some is good, some is terrible. You are in total control of the decision to add your information. Legacy doesn't do it automatically for you. They are just trying to facilitate a method of transfer for you - IF that is what you want. What happens after that transfer of data to a new location is not a Legacy problem. Legacy is a powerful and complicated program and I'm guessing that many of us utilize only about half of the features consistantly. I'm sure Geoff and the rest of the team have done a lot of study ahead of time before committing to the merger. Gee, I bet they even know something about future plans that we don't even have a clue. Give them a chance. No program is going to be so perfect that it will do everything that every one of us want. But boy, Legacy sure fits the bill perfectly for me and I choose not to put my trees online. So, like Donna says "wait and see"before you start throwing out the barbs. It's your choice. Linda in Iowa <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Douglas Tighe <missymoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/ > > -- > > 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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