A social security number search generates a lot of information when done, but the most common information will include relatives, court records, present contact number, property ownership, traffic violations, acquaintances, present domicile and criminal records. The search for a person's records when hiring someone, is not unethical or illegal. It is an employer's right or any other individual's to know the history of a person. The SSN records are public records and are meant to be easily accessible to anyone. The records will keep on changing from time to time as new records are inputted in the catalogues and a return search will give you the present records about the individual you are searching for. A social security number helps to make the individual keep a decent record of him/her knowing that his records are public and can be accessed any time he/she goes looking for a job and as such can be used as a tool for making the appropriate judgement.