In this month's Your Family History magazine, the Society of Genealogists's resident genie Else Churchill is interviewed. Amongst her comments is one which may well prove to be prophetic - "I... think the balance between privacy and historical research will tip against family historians".
In the Republic of Ireland at present the issue of a privacy bill that will have serious consequences for access to the vital records of the country continues to rear its ugly head (see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/privacy-bill-in-ireland-rears-its-head.html) - but take a look also at Judy G. Russell's latest blog post on The Legal Genealogist, about an important US database called the SSDI index (Social Security Death Index). It's accessible at www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/2012/10/09/what-were-up-against/ and shows that when it comes to such issues, common sense may not necessarily be what rules the day in the end.
One to watch...
Chris
Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)
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