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Passive Data Collection
May. 16th, 2019 11:36 amNothing sinister here, I swear.
I got a message from a 3rd cousin on ancestry recently about my grandmother. Turns out both sides of the family have the same story, that she was a mail order bride. Does that count as Meet Cute? It certainly is a fascinating idea.
I also got a message on ancestry asking if I had more information in a tree that I keep private. The tree in question is for the family of someone I knew a long time ago, and have no family connection to personally. I have gotten queries about it before, and politely say that I have absolutely nothing to share, as all my information came from public records. This time, however, the person had information to share with me -- which was a real eye opener. Apparently he moved to Mexico and opened a gift shop. This seems. . . utterly charming and I am very happy for him, wherever he is.
I got a message from a 3rd cousin on ancestry recently about my grandmother. Turns out both sides of the family have the same story, that she was a mail order bride. Does that count as Meet Cute? It certainly is a fascinating idea.
I also got a message on ancestry asking if I had more information in a tree that I keep private. The tree in question is for the family of someone I knew a long time ago, and have no family connection to personally. I have gotten queries about it before, and politely say that I have absolutely nothing to share, as all my information came from public records. This time, however, the person had information to share with me -- which was a real eye opener. Apparently he moved to Mexico and opened a gift shop. This seems. . . utterly charming and I am very happy for him, wherever he is.