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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:, \) U$ Z/ m, s5 o. [9 [
7 E- a8 o+ s' IOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.- y: H( a4 i" M& u- x6 z
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.
! ]$ I; E9 J7 G% D5 y2 mInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.* c( G* ]) ]7 o ]% c7 R- L
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.
* V) q u+ n1 w, T0 U6 xStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.% Q2 ~; s4 J5 M% [! y2 ~; D
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.+ [* W- e& F. `5 a* A
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
. D2 b; O; o. {5 m1 ~; J$ \Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.7 M1 U' d5 U( M3 g( T8 E3 Q$ U
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:. B9 B- t* }. W0 P" p3 N* M5 @
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them1 \0 ]! t( v9 p- }2 ~2 R
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
" s9 ~) N) c, v7 N, l* X* R6 W, ]& Znever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer) P& q, ]) @6 ?
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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