Include SSN?

[eilenej1 0]

With identity theft increasing and more and more family trees being published, I am wondering if there are general guidelines for including or not including social security numbers. For example, if the person has been deceased for a number of years, is it OK for the number to be included? I do not intend to include SSNs for the living, due to the sensitivity of the data.

 

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide.

 

Eilene

[MsScarlet1957 0]

With identity theft increasing and more and more family trees being published, I am wondering if there are general guidelines for including or not including social security numbers.  For example, if the person has been deceased for a number of years, is it OK for the number to be included?  I do not intend to include SSNs for the living, due to the sensitivity of the data.

 

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide. 

 

Eilene

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The SSDI is widely available on the Internet. so I don't see any reason not to print it for the deceased persons. If someone wants to find dead folks SSN they only need to go to the free database online to get it. IMHO

[GenerationGoneBy 0]

I don't print it because it doesn't seem neccesary, but if I have it, I do store it in TMG.

 

I just see a need for John Smith's Social Security number was 999-99-9999.