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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (view source)
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The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is prepared by the US Government Social Security Administration and made available to various groups | The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is prepared by the US Government Social Security Administration and made available to various groups, including the Family History Library, to use for genealogical purposes. The U.S. Social Security Death Index is an Internet file that contains records of deaths reported to the United States Social Security Administration. Most records start in 1962, but the file does contain a few records of deaths that happened before that date. | ||
=== Locations of the Database === | === Locations of the Database === | ||
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true FamilySearch]<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true FamilySearch]<br> | ||
*[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi Family Tree Legends]<br> | *[http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi Family Tree Legends]<br> | ||
*[http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/ssdi.asp New England Historic Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/ssdi.asp New England Historic Genealogical Society] | ||
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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. | ||
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