SSN Policy Manual

Policy Manual

Comments Because disclosure of social security number required by Aid to Families with Dependent Children program under 42 U.S.C. 602(a)(25) (1988), regulations that give effect to that requirement are not violative of Privacy Act Although state-chartered, Rutgers is not state agency or government- controlled corporation subject to Privacy Act Students successfully sued Rutgers and Rutgers' presidentfor dissemination of class rosters with student social security number's to faculty and students. Requirementthat voter include social security number on signature petition violates Privacy Act Section 7(b) not applicable to IRS request that tax payers affix printed mailing label containing social security number on tax returns; no new disclosure occurs because IRS already was in possession of taxpayers' social security numbers, affd, 953 F.2d 1380 (3d Cir. 1992) (table cite) Section 7(b) does not require agency requesting individual to disclose his social security number to publish any notice in Federal Register Section 7(b)'s requirements are not fulfilled when no affirmative effort is nade to disclose information required under 7(b) "at or before the time :he number is requested" Section 7(b) creates affirmative duty for agencies to inform applicant of Jses to be made of social security numbers--"after-the-factexplanations" lot sufficient) Section 7(b) not violated where agency failed to notify applicants of use to je made of social security numbers as state had not begun using them lending full implementation of statute requiring their disclosure), affd, 564 F.2d 89 (3d Cir. 1977) (table cite) ...."

615 F.2d 434, 440 (7th Cir. 1980)

Krebs v. Rutgers, 797 F. Supp. 1246, 1256 (D.N.J. 1992)

Libertarian Party v. Bremer Ehrler, Etc., No. 91-231, slip op. at 17-18 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 30, 1991) lngerman v. IRS, No. 89-5396, slip op. at 3-5 (D.N.J. Apr. 3, 1991) Oakes v. IRS, No. 86-2804, slip op. at 2-3 (D.D.C. Apr. 16, 1987) -- Doyle v. Wilson, 529 F. Supp. 1343,1348-50 (D. Del. 1982) Doe v. Sharp, 491 F. SUPP.346, 347-50 (D. Mass. 1980) Chambers v. Klein, 419 F. Supp. 569, 580 (D.N.J. 1976)