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« on: Sunday 28 January 24 13:36 GMT (UK) »
I have been keeping the family tree and archive for my maternal family since the 1980s and we have a family gathering every two years. Recently, a tech-minded cousin created a tree for us on Geni. I password protected it and checked the security by asking my children and brother to try access, editing etc. They couldn't so I was happy it was secure.
In recent months I have been receiving emails from Geni that a chap (Brian) has been adding people and records to 'my' tree. I contacted him politely and asked how we were related. He told me that his deceased wife was a niece of my paternal grandmother - so nothing to do with my maternal side and cousins.
Every week I get a long email from Geni telling me how many people and records Brian has added to my tree and I can see that he 'manages' the profiles of 24,000 + people.
I have loaded photos and biographies for my maternal ancestors and have invested considerable time and money in my research for the benefit of my maternal family and not for any random passerby to view and download.
So, how do I approach this and get it back to private, remove my tree permanently or other option? I am very disappointed with Geni and suspect many of my cousins would object to having all their details so readily/easily available to all and sundry.
I am trying not to rant but am very angry!
Thank you.