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Re: FIRST Youth Protection Program

When an organization attempts to protect children and somehow combines it with privacy issues, it should be very concerning to us all.

If one chooses to mentor, they should expect the organization they mentor for to know a lot about them, but that should be as far as it goes. When they by default sell your information outside of that organization it is crossing the line way to far. It is respectable for people to leave under this premise.

The YPP is needed and I am glad they created it. While there may be a few minor negative outcomes like mentors leaving (unrelated to privacy issues), it seems like a fair trade if it protects even one child.
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