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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?& Y% I4 ?/ w! `( e/ v, u+ U
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:; a% e# i' h& w$ a/ O7 @
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
+ y6 A& z H5 HContact 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., _, S* s% c- U9 S( R K( r2 P
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
- V' {5 }( X' d. i( P7 tFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:/ B& `$ ?( G% s$ H
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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) a7 ~3 F3 J9 W# {
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.4 o& s7 O4 t# X: F! A' x
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
: I; X! p4 U5 R! H! s( cDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
# T6 ]* L9 @* k( C4 X$ }+ GNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
! `) _7 W- J1 ~, C9 sProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:+ k* |4 p# C+ b2 S! C% \& n* _3 I
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them; s: l5 G! E' B- O; t+ |
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
8 Z! g: N# D3 H+ h7 _' d9 inever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer% F6 c. A/ u, J* n+ _/ F0 e
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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