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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?
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* H7 ?- `0 h8 |/ b$ p4 `* a3 C3 BThere are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:7 c- C S9 d6 h
1 I" R1 {4 o9 p" v- wOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.! f' _0 y8 E( O: E0 @5 A5 J" h5 ^
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.
0 i1 D9 Z: I7 H& K$ K/ [Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.4 ^ P& D3 O, T8 `
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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Don'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.+ u) k+ s- |' _* \4 Q, ~
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
3 `4 e1 q& f) }. M" XNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
3 T2 A T! ^9 `! }( V5 x2 }Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.6 f( H0 W& \6 F$ y
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
1 x1 K6 U I* v* U! Y; H: yProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
7 C3 ?/ M O8 ~- [use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols+ g4 I$ j \4 e, p
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
: e5 E2 S6 r6 V. O; Vuse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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