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Social Security Death Index (SSDI): Difference between revisions
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (view source)
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Given the growing problem of identity theft and the importance of the Social Security Number as a personal identifier in the United States, it might seem unusual that these identifiers are released publicly. The principle involved is that living persons have a right to privacy which includes the right not to have their Social Security Number revealed, but once a person dies they lose their right to privacy and therefore the United States Department of Social Security can reveal their number and report their dates and places of birth and death. | Given the growing problem of identity theft and the importance of the Social Security Number as a personal identifier in the United States, it might seem unusual that these identifiers are released publicly. The principle involved is that living persons have a right to privacy which includes the right not to have their Social Security Number revealed, but once a person dies they lose their right to privacy and therefore the United States Department of Social Security can reveal their number and report their dates and places of birth and death. | ||
RELATED ARTICLE (showing content of the SSD application): [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/U.S._Social_Security_Records_for_Genealogists U.S. Social Security Records for Genealogists] | |||
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