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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?% t+ `' ^! s4 J" o- x
* Q" T7 |$ A" p3 n. qThere are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.; _( o8 ]+ ?8 D( ^0 Z0 r* L6 _3 N
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.* |1 d" _4 K+ a( [8 g$ z& Y' a' P& D
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.: h$ h& p: h% ~2 m7 x) u
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.
/ M h$ I- U+ R; _- n/ |Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.. j6 H# j- \, o
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
. p' \' J- x3 j. A9 \: ^Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.: N* n( R5 \1 R4 L
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.. ^6 k* d1 u. [- w
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:2 l" r9 D% Z, J" `2 ]2 k# O
4 ]; B) b! f# ]( R" ~6 Hshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them6 P; k) D+ d' Q n& O) y
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols& U& b2 I$ h" a% M1 |! F' v0 ~
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer5 S) Y0 j/ J, ~ g4 ]) z
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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