Privacy on the Net
I send the following direction to all my e-mailers who appear not to know how, why and when to use To: Cc: and Bcc:
Regarding your email *....*
As I know no-one else on you email list, I was very disappointed to see
my email included. This sort of practice is how we all seem to get onto
"someone else's" email lists and end up with a whole load of junk
mail and spam. In your future emails to me, could you please not include my name
in the To: or Cc: fields? Thank you.
Email Etiquette
As I have no way of knowing the personal
integrity of the other recipients of your email and whether they may be giving
away or "on-selling" my email, when you email out to more that one
person where some are strangers, it is a good idea from a security
and privacy point of view that you put all the email
addresses in the Bcc: and not the To: or Cc:.
Bcc means Blind Carbon Copy.
In order for this to work you still need an email in the To:
otherwise it won't go anywhere! and it is usual to put your
own email in here. Have you ever received email like this and wondered why
they did a To: to themselves or <Multiple Recipients>? Well this is why!
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To use the Bcc: In the New Message box, on the View menu, select All Headers. This will display To: Cc: and Bcc:. Put your cursor on the Bcc and select the Bcc: icon and you will open the Select Recipients box. Every name that you double-click will then automatically be placed in the Bcc: field. Make sure your own name and email address is in the Address Book. then... If you select To: in the New Message box, you will be able to automatically put your own name here. |
Have a look at this general Email Netiquette page for more ideas about using the Bcc: here. Have a look at some of the other links for more information.
also...
In the past, have you used your mother's maiden name as some sort of "secret" identification verification tool when applying for Credit Cards and opening accounts of some sort? Well, today with family histories being published freely on the net, this could pose some problems and you may need to review this practice.
This can be a bit worrying if you don't give your web site a bit of thought. And watch what others publish about your family.
Do take the time to read the privacy articles on Cindy's List, especially Mark's site.
In the UK, they have the Data Protection Act. This Act is to protect and regulate the processing of information which relates to living individuals. It does not include dead persons, companies, organizations or societies.
Australia now has its own privacy laws recently published.
Other countries have similar concerns and policies.
In Australia go to:
http://www.privacy.gov.au/internet/index.html and follow the link to IT and Internet Issues.
For broader detail on the UK topic, see
See what other sites have to say.
http://www.ancestry.com/columns/myra/Shaking_Family_Tree06-19-97.htm
www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36442,00.html
Have a look at
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/privacy.htm
or go straight to, material others have written for more information.