Why is there a field to input a SSN at the online searchable site, but the SSNs aren available at the downloadable site?
The Privacy Act prohibits disclosing Social Security Numbers (SSN), so they can not be included in the downloadable file. However, the online searchable site uses the SSN input by the user as one of the matching criteria. It does not supply SSNs to users. If you are a user of the downloadable site and have a possible match on an individual and want to verify with a SSN, you should use the online searchable SSN feature to verify the identity.
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