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From: Eileen Irwin <>
Subject: Re: [Ethics] RE: ETHICS-IN-GENEALOGY-D Digest V00 #30
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:50:48 -0700
References: <LPBBJMMPOAPIHGEJMLCBEEMJCEAA.Chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk>


Christine,

Your e-mail address indicates that you are somewhere in the UK. Many of
us here in the US will take great umbrage with your statement/question
"If we have nothing to hide what have we to fear?"

We Americans take great pride in our right to privacy.


Eileen

Christine Stokes wrote:
>
> I have read with interest the current debate about publishing census
> records, etc. Most correspondents have a valid point but make no mistake
> these lists are here to stay. Each country is currently involved in
> publishing lists of some form and there is little ordinary mortals can do to
> stop them.
> If we have nothing to hide what have we to fear?
> Christine Stokes

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