News Summary

• privacy experts recommend setting up your registry to be as private as possible.
• When you sign up for a registry through Amazon, for example, making your registry public will “help your friends and family find your registry.” “In many cases, the worst-case scenario is going to be... a gate-crash, maybe you have a little bit of public embarrassment,” said Calli Schroeder, senior counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
• If you do want to list your home address for convenience, at least enable the option to password-protect the information.