Trading cards: Privacy Policy
Are you violating privacy laws?
As a genealogist, you process personal data. In recent years, it has become very common for these to be published online, to the benefit of...
Danish History Online complained to the Danish Data Protection Agency
The case started when a woman discovered that her name and birth details had been published in a digital family directory. She asked for the information to be removed,...
What the updated genealogy guidelines mean for you
Recently, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority updated its guidelines for genealogy research. These changes are important for anyone involved in genealogy research. Here is a...
The National Archives hides sensitive information in Danish church records – but FamilySearch shows...
While the Danish authorities protect sensitive information in church records, it is still possible to find them uncensored at FamilySearch. The same applies to Norwegian church records -...
MyHeritage risks a fine of NOK 200 million
In March, the Norwegian Consumer Council filed a complaint against MyHeritage with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. Now the company risks having to pay up to 20 million euros, equivalent to more...
Dismissed lawsuit against Ancestry
Ancestry, the American service provider for genealogists, has recently come under fire for its database of American school textbooks.Recently, the company was sued for using...
Will regulate the use of genetic DNA as evidence in unsolved criminal cases
The U.S. Department of Justice is fed up with law enforcement agencies using genetic DNA submitted by the public to solve old criminal cases such as...
