"The following is a message posted to the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societiesâ mailing list by Jan Meisels Allen: (...)
âThe IAJGS Records Access Alert has written about the European Unionâs General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) numerous timesâincluding how in the Netherlands they are removing certain genealogically-relevant documents from their website due to the GDPR. The GDPR becomes effective May 25, 2018. In DNAeXplained-Genetic Genealogy by Roberta Estes she reports that several genealogical firms are also closing down due to the privacy provisions of and compliance with the GDP.â












