People-search and family history Web sites have come under fire from California lawmakers, residents and privacy advocates concerned that personal data available online can be used to aid identity ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama's birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital records office, wait in line behind couples getting ...

In a great victory for government transparency and accountability, the Washington State Supreme Court last week blocked efforts to create a gaping loophole in the state Public Records Act. At issue ...

A video of a person searching two websites, Ancestry and Find a Grave, in vain for the birth records of the Uvalde shooting victims does not prove false claims that the shooting was faked. The ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Democratic state lawmakers are again considering legislation to exempt the birth dates of public employees from the state’s transparency laws. The latest attempt comes after the ...

Journalists would continue to have access to the birth dates of state and local government employees under the state Public Records Act, but other people would not, under a bill that a House of ...

Sex should be removed as a legal designation on the public part of birth certificates, the American Medical Association (AMA) said on Monday. Requiring the designation can lead to discrimination and ...

SHIFTING BACK TO THE OTHER NEWS WE ARE FOLLOWING FOR YOU. EVERYONE ONE OF US HAS A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, AND NOW GOVERNOR BAKER WANTS TO CHANGE WHO CAN SEE YOURS. BEN: HE SAYS ITS ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR ...