Social Security Number : Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure, and Confidentiality.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronology.

Constitutional law.

Government information.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews background of social security number (SSN) system and Federal Government usage. Explains restrictions on governmental collection and use of SSNs under the Privacy Act of 1974, the Tax Reform Act of 1976, and other Federal statutes affecting SSN confidentiality. Discusses constitutional challenges to SSN collection and distribution, and reviews SSN use in the private sector. Provides chronology of Federal developments affecting SSNs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Social Security Number

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.