OK, do I misunderstand the conversation? I've not had time to follow it properly this weekend.
But I wonder what privacy of genealogical data or its public nature has to do with it. Do I correctly undersatnd that Dropbox is a place you can put your gedcom's or backed up genealogical databases to access them at a later time, and others cannot access them? If so, I'd use it! Dora ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Koester To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 8:29 PM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Webinar: Dropbox for Genealogists (sort of like a back up) TODAY, Thursday, April 21 Kathy; Please know that I have not been nor am I now trying to create a problem or disagree with anyone's use of DB. I'm just trying to get educated and no, I don't put social security numbers in my database unless that person has died. I do have living peoples full names, addresses, parents, siblings, children, etc. though. Cheri; Thank you, I will check on what Eastman has to say about identity theft. Sam in Maz From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 2:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Webinar: Dropbox for Genealogists (sort of like a back up) TODAY, Thursday, April 21 Repost for Kathy Cardoza: Sam.... The private information for others you are so concerned about is going to be mostly public information, anyway. Unless, of course, you are including people's Social Security numbers in your files,which I would always advise against. That info is more likely to be illegally gotten through other means than by services such as Dropbox. Remember, It is NOT seen by the public. The issue of privatizing an individuals information is handled by your genealogy program, if at all,and is not the job of Dropbox. That is not what DB is. It is for backing up your data, storing it in a safe, encrypted file, for you to access AND for syncing your data between two or more computers, if you choose to do that. If you are still not totally comfortable using services like Dropbox, just don't do it! Kathy -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." This email was scanned by VIPRE version 4.0.3904 when it was sent, using definitions version 9100 -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
