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Unlike the Death Master File, the SSDI is available online for free from several . 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 Social Security Administration can reveal their number and report their dates and places of birth and death. The death index is used to prevent fraud so that no one can steal the identity of a dead person, and take out a Credit Card or a Bank Loan in a dead person's name. Instances of famous people not being found in the index (such as the eccentric Andy Kaufman ) often contribute to theories that the particular person is still alive. REFERENCES
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