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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?0 c$ u+ w- Y4 A6 e
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:1 l. G% R/ N7 I: {
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
* ~; [% \$ L2 RContact 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.4 g% I4 b6 v- J- D0 t t
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
, z J% ~# N1 V, O: zFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:4 J; b( L; r5 S$ G* b3 A$ a
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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.
9 x2 g8 x3 O2 }3 |Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.( b5 g$ W% h9 s3 x% v1 r
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.5 Z9 N4 z+ y+ r# F. [: Z
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
3 S/ A" }- v! D2 XNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
# r, m" X! {& j x. m {( qProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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, I# ], ^0 C7 b* n# }7 mshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them3 N0 ~2 _& j- ^, _6 E6 ~( R
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
H: L; S% s# F& P; E. z% q. `never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer4 x8 H' M# t$ A3 {4 F! f
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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