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Born in Minnesota?

If you were born in Minnesota prior to 2002, your birth data is publicly available, along with the other 3,000 Minnesota-born persons in our family tree. For a family researcher, like myself, this data is gold. Very useful as it provides your full legal name, date and place of birth, and your parents' full names. But, from the perspective of a hacker, or identity thief,  you might be a more vulnerable candidate. For example, if you have a password reset hint using your mother's maiden name, that account has likely already been hacked, because it's very easy (and free) to find that data about you. Check out the link below for more details. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Minnesota,_Birth_Index_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records