Overview
A privacy redaction checklist should be used before any Community Note, Fact Check, place packet, image caption, video note, or family-history source trail is published. It protects living people and keeps the site trust-centered.
What this helps you learn
- The checklist can catch public email addresses, phone numbers, current addresses, minors, raw DNA files, medical details, financial details, and family conflict.
- It supports pseudonymous participation and safe public learning.
- It keeps private records from being used as public proof without review.
Careful claims
- Do not assume redaction removes every risk.
- Do not publish living-person private information simply because a record or screenshot is available.
- Do not ask readers to submit raw DNA data, private identity documents, or legal-status files.
Research path
- Remove email addresses, phone numbers, current addresses, private account details, and living-person identifiers before publication.
- Replace names with pseudonyms where the public source trail does not need the legal name.
- Send uncertain cases through owner/source review instead of guessing.
Source trail
- FOBA Safe Sharing – Safe sharing guide.
- FOBA Privacy Policy – Public privacy page.
- FOBA Moderation Policy – Moderation and submission review.
Evidence note: This starter entry is educational. Add sources, dates, maps, Community Notes, and Fact Checks as research develops.