Is this legal?

[wendilla]

Has a person got the right that is doing a family tree on there name to put on the net work someone with the same name there address phone no and address of home and where he works and private things about his recent and previous marriage without that person giving his permission or being consulted about anything.They have contacted the person by e mail and he said he can put up what he likes.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

Hi consider seeking advice from the CAB, might also be covered by the Data Protection Act

[noxlumos]

hi, If it's information in the public domain then yes he can unfortuneately for you. Births marriages and deaths, wills etc are all resoanably public property, unless he is ex directory so is his phone number.None of what you describe sounds as if he's actually broken any laws, but he's certainly been not terribly sympathetic if you want the info taken down.Try asking again nicely and see where you get with him, but really if you are unhappy he should morally remove it. I think the only time you have a legal footing though is if he posts something defamatory or potentially dangerous ( like you work at Huntington Life Sciences, where a pack of rabid animal rights activists might threaten your safety). If he works at Woolies I think you're stuck to be honest.

[spudqueen]

I use genesreunited and I'm sure that it says that you have to ask the permission of anyone who is alive now before putting their details on the site.

[wendilla]

Thank you all for your replies for which has been noted by my friend who will be looking into this further.