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ENGLISH / Re: Data protection and Ancestris reviews
« on: November 21, 2022, 10:45:32 »
Thanks for explaining. I think my contacts (and I ) have assumed Ancestris was an online host like Ancestry or Find My Past. I do think your website should emphasis the data security safety aspects and make clear that the software is an offline gedcom editor. The Testimonials section should be updated using only verifiable accounts though. It would reassure new customers in the UK that you can be trusted. Ancestris is a new name to most people here. I would also encourage you to put a series of tutorials on UK YouTube. At the moment there is only one video, called 'Why you might want to use Ancestris to build your family tree'. More help needed for newbies! Thanks again.

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ENGLISH / Data protection and Ancestris reviews
« on: November 21, 2022, 09:58:28 »
I don't want to cause any offence to Ancestris by this question but some contacts of mine have warned me about using Ancestris! It looks very good in my opinion and want to use it so this isn't what I wanted to hear.

I have two specific questions: data protection - on the basis that 'if something is free you are the product', what assurances can Ancestris management give me about how secure my tree and user data is? Is any data distributed or sold elsewhere without the user's permission (like Family Tree Builder does)?

Secondly - I have read this about Ancestris testimonials which worried me ; 'TESTIMONIALS section is completely fake, reverse image search for the people providing the reviews are from an eye website; "ALICE" who is supposed to be a historian is actually a blogger named Deinah Storm; Guillaume de Morant does seem to be legit, another woman on there is a stock image. Not sure why the fake testimonials unless there is a data miner or something else hidden in the software. Just be cautious'. I'm not technical enough to check this so I was wondering if this is true? Thanks all. 

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