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http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sin/protect/protect.shtml
+ W% Q: v/ O5 Q* ^3 ?) SHow 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:4 h; H% \6 h# C- R8 M
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
1 Z) f9 S: o8 y: P$ pContact 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., w8 j, }/ P; ~) Q8 T. B
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
8 V. T/ [" C3 gFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:, W, \ P* k& k8 K; C
6 i, |0 o6 }- v4 P- BDon'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.7 I' J0 Q4 d- g( r$ q
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.3 d0 h6 K8 [9 D4 x
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
7 ?7 m& M; w+ k9 IDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
$ ^& a% }" C4 h4 i+ A& \; dNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
/ M: S2 [5 F9 f/ s) fProtect 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& q2 ]$ e( ^. J0 V* P
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols- E; B2 O3 N4 H$ z0 T- Q' i
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
7 X% I; i) j ^* {8 F" h. M. juse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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