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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?9 Y6 K4 M* x' B z$ A5 b, ?6 }8 ]
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:) ]6 p4 I4 ~% e5 A0 [
! ?- {# B, q' V* ?; y. ]* u' kOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
- w4 K5 X$ n7 \5 S& C; g0 ]" IContact 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.* h$ d6 D& G" s2 Q1 q$ j% U
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.! p+ g- `4 p* H: @
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips: R# e; g+ k1 H% L) @1 L
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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.
- I5 _7 d: G7 y! ZStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
! k$ K$ R# }% fNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk./ t- s1 e; p7 n) I' A0 S
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
4 I% S8 U4 b: k7 l6 M- L3 WNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
2 R2 R5 u$ `' q2 @" ZProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:) ?' w; g G, D4 C3 x
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
3 o, u+ A; x- i5 n7 C: c, k( Uuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols2 ~* f+ _' [8 |! u X* }
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
4 [" S1 w1 }2 fuse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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