FamilySearch

FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, providing free access to one of the world's largest collections of genealogical records and resources. Its primary purpose is to help people discover their family history by searching billions of historical documents, such as birth, marriage, and death certificates, census data, and probate records. Users can build family trees and connect with their heritage. While the platform offers invaluable data for genealogical research, the availability of personal information on deceased individuals, and potentially living individuals if incorrectly marked, could be misused for creating fraudulent identities or for social engineering schemes. The site's collaborative nature, where users can contribute to a single family tree, also introduces the risk of inaccuracies. To protect their privacy, individuals should be cautious about the information they share about living relatives and utilize the site's privacy settings to control the visibility of their personal data.