Andy Zimmerman, of Zimmerman’s Research Guide, brings us this update:
All things must pass: the demise of the free Social Security Death Index
You can read more about this story by using these keywords – social security death index free (and making sure you read stories from late 2011 to the present).
From some background and an alternate site, see:
From Library for LIfe blog: Government Restricting Access to Genealogical Records (12/29/11 post)