For living and confidential people, you can use most Family Tree features.
| Feature | Living People | Confidential People |
| Copy to a family group tree | Yes | Yes |
| Add names, dates, places, sources, family members, other relationships, notes, and brief life history | Yes* | Yes |
| Add memories | Yes | Yes |
| View your relationship | Yes | Yes |
| Follow | Yes | Yes |
| Discussions | No | Yes |
| Change history | Yes | Yes |
| Timeline and map | Yes | Yes |
| See possible duplicates | Yes. Duplicates must be in the same tree. The fastest, most accurate way to identify possible duplicates is to use your Private Person list. It marks possible duplicates with red dots. | Yes. Duplicates must be in the same tree. The fastest, most accurate way to identify possible duplicates is to use your Private Person list. It marks possible duplicates with red dots. |
| Merge by ID | Yes. Duplicates must be in the same tree. | Yes. Duplicates must be in the same tree. |
| Print fan chats, pedigree charts, and family group records | Yes | Yes |
| Find by name | No | No |
| Find by ID | Yes. The person must be in a tree that you can see. | Yes. The person must be in a tree that you can see. |
| Record hints, research suggestions, and data problems | Yes | Yes |
| Search records | Yes | Yes |
* To help ensure that the privacy of all living individuals is protected, you should not enter any information about living individuals without their permission, and you should not include any information that could be considered sensitive. To assist you with this effort, we also have disabled certain fields (national identification, race, tribe, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, and religious affiliation) that could potentially be considered sensitive. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
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