By now you may have heard about a website called ‘FamilyTreeNow.com‘ where anyone can track down your address, and former addresses. They can also see relatives and all sorts of personal details. This site is masquerading as a ‘free family tree’ website, but the privacy implications are quite serious. One of the reasons this data is so important, is that this site can be used to gain information about former addresses, which can be abused to open credit in your name. This site could aid an identity thief in stealing your identity.
We STRONGLY recommend that you take the time to opt-out from FamilyTreeNow.com and help all your friends and family to opt-out as well!
Updated: Here is a shortcut to the Family Tree Now Opt-Out: http://familyTreeNow.com/optout
You do NOT NEED TO REGISTER on this website to Opt-Out
Scroll to the bottom of the page – Click ‘Contact Us’
Click on the ‘Opt-Out’ Link
Complete the captcha and Click the green button to begin …
Enter just enough of your details to search for yourself …
Find your record and click ‘View details’
Click the red ‘out-out’ button.
Wait 48 hours for your opt-out to happen – search for yourself again to verify the opt-out from FamilyTreeNow.com is completed.