Talk:MyHeritage

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 10 January 2019 and 18 April 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Biancafrancisantunez. Peer reviewers: Arodr1334, Mariam Nasrullah.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 04:43, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Criticism

 * A word to the wise: These guys whom I've never heard of or done business with billed me for hundreds of dollars last month. Somehow they got my credit card # and password and billed me! I've called them and they said if I sent them a copy of my bill they would reverse the charges within three business days. I immediately called my bank and cancelled my card. I suspect they hacked into my computer to get the #. They list a Utah 877-432-3135 toll free # but it's been spoofed: disconnected for years. I found a phone number for them on the Internet in Ireland. These guys at "MyHeritage.LTD" should be in prison. I read on the Internet that the bogus # they used to identify the credit card vendor robocalled some people repeatedly, every few minutes. I wonder if they haven't put up this site themselves on Wikipedia, a conflict of interest violation? 2001:5B0:292D:15D8:54A6:CD7B:6F92:9FD1 (talk) 10:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Maybe someone could add a section or write a few words about the criticism of the software. Tamura Jones have written quite a comprehensive review of the software:
 * Family Tree Builder 5.0
 * Worst Genealogy Product of 2010: MyHeritage Family Tree Builder 5.0

Plommespiser (talk) 13:52, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Appears that the builder (7.0) no longer tries to install any adware. Even EULA on 7.0 explicitly mentions no advertising bundled. lav (talk) 06:50, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Certainly the main article reads like something written by the MyHeritage marketing team. I've used the FTB software (V6.0.0.5638) for almost two years and find it functional if a bit buggy, useful, and easier on the eyes than ancestry.com's FTM. However, V7 appears to be plagued with bugs and problems. And at least one recent report on their user forum suggests that it is still taking over a user's browser homepage. Graywriter (talk)! —Preceding undated comment added 02:41, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

I recently Googled "MyHeritage complaint" and was astounded to find numerous hits. Most that I checked related to poor service and difficulty getting a refund when the company autobilled a renewal or autobilled after a free trial. It seems that most are eventually resolved, but one user tells me of 32 emails to customer support, all of which have been ignored. Graywriter (talk) 13:15, 25 July 2013 (UTC)


 * This started out about the article but seems to be devolving into WP:FORUM. Please keep on topic of improving the encyclopedia article.  Such complaint sites are not reliable sources for Wikipedia.  We would need a review from a WP:RS to include criticism of their software / web site.   Morphh   (talk) 14:01, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I have not yet found what  Morphh  asks for. I have recently found out that the site happily lists (without having to log in) about half the members of my family and their relation and am sure they did not provide that info. Two of them may have done so to create a _private_ family tree but certainly not to be publicly disclosed. I am in the process of getting info about the place, the norms, the legality and whatever so as to get the data removed from the site. One feels realy bad about this. If I happen to find, from reliable sources, a breach of privacy I will post it here or in a criticism section of the page. If anyone has more info please help.  FelipeTD (talk) 06:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Response from MyHeritage.com
Thank you for your comments, we always like to hear constructive feedback. When installing Family Tree Builder you are given the option to install the toolbar and default search page. These features are not installed if they are unselected in the custom install.

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.54.49 (talk) 10:33, 16 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for WP-editor work on this page and the warning(s) here and by users. Thanks for your research on what could be termed 'malware'.  One of the websites I visit for news had a popup ad by MyHeritage and their number of patrons/nations sounds very impressive, but I will not be using them for now. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 08:25, 14 October 2013 (UTC)


 * It appears that optional bundled software is no longer included in new versions.  Morphh   (talk) 14:04, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Article lifted from the company website
The first paragraph is the same as on the company website. I doubt if the rest meets Wikipedia's principles. It needs reviewing --124.181.149.198 (talk) 06:54, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

POV 2015
I've tagged this one as it reads like pure advertisment to me, i.e. Phrases like ...MyHeritage has a vast online database..., Family tree charts and reports can be created in a few clicks and shared with family and friends for free, MyHeritage has many technological tools to help in family history research., In November 2013, Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and author Yvette Manessis Corporon contacted MyHeritage , etc., coupled with the overall very positive tone makes it look like it's primary written by them selves. Regards Knud Winckelmann (talk) 10:25, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi Knud, I notice that you left a tag on the MyHeritage article calling for better neutrality. I have made some edits to the article. Please review. Thank you. Estshum (talk) 08:46, 20 September 2015 (UTC)


 * It is still one long plug for the business, no more than a PR handout. --Clifford Mill (talk) 10:49, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Looking at the edit history, it seems that the best part of the article has been written by single purpose accounts or by IP-editors leading back to Myheritage, so I'm tagging it with Conflict of Interest as well. Regards Knud Winckelmann (talk) 07:26, 22 September 2015 (UTC)


 * There are no tags posted at present and I don't see a discussion regarding fixing the problems to the point where they could be removed. What was the resolution? Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 01:39, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Intro sentence -- scam??
Why does it say "scam" in the introductory sentence? Is it really a scam? any supporting evidence? That seems like a bad way to start the article without anything to support it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:569:78A9:C200:76D0:2BFF:FEC7:8491 (talk) 01:47, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Looks like vandalism and has been removed. --CNMall41 (talk) 02:07, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review by Sofia
Hello Bianca,

First off I would like to mention how well written your sandbox looks. It was very hard to find anything to critique for you. You had a very clean introduction that enticed the readers to keep reading. I think each section was properly placed with very well developed information. You have also successfully cited relevant sources that support your case very well.

If there is anything I can suggest it is two things. The first being the suggestion of a comma in the following sentence:

In January 2017 it was In January 2017, it was

Lastly, I do not know if this is a typo. The following sentence seems a bit confusing: BillionGraves to digitize and document graves and cemeteries worldwide

I hope my suggestions helped your article develop. This paper was extremely hard to revise and edit. I believe you did a great job and you covered all of your key points.

Congratulations on doing a great job!

Sofia Romero — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofi rromero (talk • contribs) 00:51, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Limits for MyHeritage Health: not for <18y old persons, only 1 kit for 1 account
The following probably only apply if one orders the MyHeritage HEALTH kits:


 * Not available for minors under 18 years.


 * Only 1 kit for each login. So one has to create a separate login and password for each family member for HEALTH kit.

https://faq.myheritage.com/en/article/how-can-i-see-the-dna-results-for-my-minor-child

Good to know BEFORE you order and pay, they don't clearly say this when they ask for your credit card details!

--91.159.179.160 (talk) 18:22, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Investigative genetic genealogy
I added a section titled Investigative genetic genealogy to outline law enforcement's use of the database in criminal investigations. Let me know if revisions should be made.

This section is intended to be neutral. It is not meant to take a stance on the benefits or alleged privacy violations involved in law enforcement's use of the database.

I doubt the list of cases will become extensive any time soon, but if it does, then an abbreviated list of cases could be added to the bottom of this section. Descriptions could be reserved for the highest-profile cases. TheDoorsWereLocked (talk) 00:39, 20 July 2024 (UTC)