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Tony Tran: 本期节目讲述了作者Tony Tran利用Find a Grave网站寻找其在越南战争期间失去联系的祖父的经历。他详细描述了寻找过程的艰辛与情感波折，最终找到了祖父的墓地并进行了线上纪念。他还介绍了Find a Grave网站的运作模式、Grave Hunter社区的构成以及网站上存在的隐私问题。他认为，虽然Find a Grave网站上存在一些隐私问题，但其积极意义在于帮助人们纪念逝去的亲人，并为历史研究提供宝贵的资料。他本人也因此获得了精神上的慰藉。 Mary Harris: Mary Harris作为访谈者，提出了关于Find a Grave网站上个人信息隐私的担忧，特别是关于意外发现自己亲人照片和信息的经历。她与Tony Tran讨论了网站在处理敏感信息方面的措施和挑战，以及在线家谱项目中信息共享的矛盾与平衡。 Mary Harris: 本期节目中，Mary Harris 作为访谈者，表达了对Find a Grave网站上个人信息隐私的担忧。她讲述了自己在网站上意外发现自己亲人照片和信息的经历，并与Tony Tran讨论了网站在处理敏感信息方面的措施和挑战，以及在线家谱项目中信息共享的矛盾与平衡。她强调了在使用此类网站时，需要权衡隐私保护和信息共享之间的利弊。

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Tony Tran, while searching for his grandfather's identity, discovered his grandfather's Find a Grave page and learned of his passing. He later visited the grave, took photos, and uploaded them to the site, sparking his involvement with the online memorial platform.
  • Tony Tran discovered his grandfather had passed away via Find a Grave.
  • He visited his grandfather's grave and uploaded photos to the site.
  • This experience led him to become involved in creating digital memorials for others.

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He didn’t find his grandfather. But traveling to, photographing, and uploading his grandfather’s memorial stone gave him something else. 

Guest: Tony Tran, senior tech editor at Slate) and author of the feature “My Weekends with the Dead.)”

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