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While it's true people were kids when class photos were taken it was known they would go into a yearbook that would be published. The root of the world publish is the same as the word public. No one could have foreseen the internet, but those books have been public a long time, in libraries and people's homes. Now they just have a wider potential audience. I wouldn't worry about it if you're not running from the law.
No, you chose to include your photo in a yearbook. I don't think I've ever seen a mandatory yearbook.
It's no secret that many libraries have copies of old yearbooks (I found my grandparents' yearbooks at the local library). My old hometown started digitizing all yearbooks and they are one year away from my class' yearbook and then it will be on the internet, presumably forever.
What, in particular, are your privacy concerns?
I didn't necessarily "choose" to be included in the yearbooks (4), it was a case where every year, freshman through junior, we were "herded" by homeroom, to various "settings" around the school, where our pictures were taken, in groups of 8-10, and then published in the yearbooks.
In our senior year, the photos were taken at the photo studio, then published individually. Our home addresses were also published on a separate group of pages, but I don't know for what reason....maybe in case we wanted to keep in contact with each other, after graduation?
My point, while my information is now 50 years old, it is nonetheless information that I may not have wanted to be made public. Do I have something to hide? NO, not at all, but I just don't like the possibilities of identity theft, which this information makes it easier to occur.
And you realize that property records are public, no?
Honestly not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand what the "outrage" is here.
As the OP, let me describe the "outrage".....In this day and age, with identity theft and other sorts of fraudulent behavior going on, and far too easily, with all of the means that info can be obtained, I find it objectionable that 'Classmates' has been given access to school information, without the knowledge or permission of the individuals involved......and then published that information on the WORLD WIDE web.
Do you realize that (if you're a property owner) it's easier to just go to your tax assessor's website and get your current address?
And to take it further, someone has your yearbook picture on the WORLD WIDE web (gasp!), now what? What are they doing with that information that's 50 years old?
Your image (pictures, video in public places), probably your car, your tax information, etc. are all over the WORLD WIDE web. This is current information. So please tell me the "outrage" over 50 year old information?
Quite simply, someone found a yearbook with your picture and 50 year old information. What are your SPECIFIC concerns?
And you realize that property records are public, no?
Honestly not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand what the "outrage" is here.
I'm not the one that's outraged. All I said was that my yearbook also had our addresses
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
As the OP, let me describe the "outrage".....In this day and age, with identity theft and other sorts of fraudulent behavior going on, and far too easily, with all of the means that info can be obtained, I find it objectionable that 'Classmates' has been given access to school information, without the knowledge or permission of the individuals involved......and then published that information on the WORLD WIDE web.
Ancestry did too, they also have yearbooks
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