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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
9 ]9 d8 j5 a# }Contact Service Canada if you change your name, your citizenship status changes, information on your SIN record is incorrect or incomplete, or if there is a death in your family.
7 g: \! q- o6 A5 TInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.! r1 Z- W( \4 q5 E. O% ^
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:) ]# G8 G4 T3 s
+ f1 i6 g V3 gDon't carry your SIN card with you unless you know you will have to show it that day, for example, when starting a new job.
" v9 v# b/ K, m0 oStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
8 p! d8 K7 Q. M& K6 d5 d2 jNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
3 X" ]! Q p, x+ q% A, _Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
* O% W0 k v4 y& |Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.3 a3 z1 m- e5 G4 ? I. N+ A
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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, @+ h1 G) j$ ^2 ^1 O: rshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
" K1 w# z; T( v" p. w5 d& U* b, Juse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols6 W2 i' C8 w$ f5 x# T& o+ p
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer3 y" {+ I) F9 Q3 t. x
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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