What personal data should never be published on the web?
I have been ask to create a find of family web site where a relative can publish essays and photos of various family members (mostly ancestors).

Confronted with a mass of personal information such as birthdate, place of birth, date of marriage etc etc, it got me wondering just how much of this should be made readily available on the web. I will be putting password protection on the site so it won't be completely open to *everyone*.

What are your thoughts on this? 

 - Is is enough to hide personal details for living persons and display everything for the dead?
 - How do you manage to tame the geek in you which wants to do everything technically possible and instead do what is 'proper'?
 - Is there a checklist for this kind of problem?
What personal data should never be published on the web?
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I have been ask to create a find of family web site where a relative can publish essays and photos of various family members (mostly ancestors).

Confronted with a mass of personal information such as birthdate, place of birth, date of marriage etc etc, it got me wondering just how much of this should be made readily available on the web. I will be putting password protection on the site so it won't be completely open to *everyone*.

What are your thoughts on this? 

 - Is is enough to hide personal details for living persons and display everything for the dead?
 - How do you manage to tame the geek in you which wants to do everything technically possible and instead do what is 'proper'?
 - Is there a checklist for this kind of problem?