What information can be found with a Social Security number?
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What information can be found with a Social Security number?
Many businesses ask for your SSN because it is a convenient way to identify you in their system. As a result, your social security number can now reveal all kinds of information about you, including places you’ve lived, your credit history, and maybe even medical conditions.
What information can a police officer ask for?
They can then ask you to provide your name, date of birth, driving license, insurance certificate or MOT certificate. Vehicles can be searched where there is reasonable suspicion that the vehicle is carrying a person who has committed, or is about to commit an offence.
What is an SSN trace?
A SSN trace is a database search that provides the year, state of issuance, and address and name history of a particular social security number. For this reason, SSN trace is a powerful background screening tool that is best used as part of a broader background screening program.
How long does a social security trace take?
How long does a Social Security Trace take? A social security search normally takes a maximum of one working day. Normally, from the moment the applicant details are entered into our system, it takes a few hours for the trace to return results.
Unlike criminal searches, this check relies directly on SSN information: it checks the candidate’s Social Security Number against the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Death Master Index and pulls address history information and aliases (including maiden names) previously associated with the SSN.
The Police may need to access information from social services records as part of their investigations. They are able to make such requests under the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 with most requests being made under section 29(3) of the DPA (prevention and detection of a crime).