Were I you, I would leave out all living persons. In fact, unless
I'm sending it to a close friend or family member, from any GEDCOM or
report I omit all living people; and I would never post any living
people on the web, although I've seen myriads of people doing it. The
issue is both one of privacy and security. Many credit card issuers,
for instance, use one's mother's maiden name as an identifier. Someone
who knows your credit card number, your home address, and your mother's
maiden name and with the chutzpah to use them can easily embezzle up to
the limit from your credit card account. Under federal law, you are
liable for only the first $50, but the rest gets distributed among all
credit card holders for that issuer, something none of us welcome. I've
never been hit, but from long experience I know exactly how the credit
card companies try to protect us and how the embezzelers work. I would
strongly suggest you omit all information on living people, before
releasing it for publication.
The issue is also one of value. The more remote our ancestors the
more peoplw whe are interested in them and the more we can share
information on them at no risk. The closer our work comes to the
present, the fewer distant people will have an interest in our
relatives and the less reason to share data on them.
Best regards,
Kelvin Kean
Elverson, Pennsylvania