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Whenever a customer service person asks me to "verify the last 4 digits of my social security"- I inevitably give them the whole number. Do you give them what the last 4 or the whole thing?

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  1. dbowles1017
    The last four. They dont need any more.
  2. timethief
      Canada - Providing And Protecting Your Social Insurance Number
      "Every person working in insurable employment in Canada must have a Social Insurance Number (SIN). By law, you must provide your SIN to Government of Canada departments or agencies who administer government benefits.

      Your employer and anyone else who prepares income tax information on your behalf, as well as all institutions from which you earn interest or income, such as banks, credit unions and trust companies have the right to ask for your SIN.

      While there is no law that prevents businesses from asking for your SIN it is important that you be very careful when releasing it. You do not always have to give your SIN when asked. Many businesses ask to see SIN cards as identification, or to check your credit rating, but if they are not in the categories described above, you can refuse. Your SIN card is not a piece of identification.

      You are responsible for protecting your SIN. Memorize your SIN. Store your SIN card in a safe place, like a safety deposit box. Do not carry it with you. "

      Read more www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/about/reports/sin/protect.shtml
  3. ThriftShopRomantic
    Just the last 4.

    But I inevitably DO have to say the whole thing in my head to get there.
    1. searchingwithin
      I have to do the same thing.
    2. noetic
      I'm so used to using my last four digits from uni. I have them ingrained just as much as the full thing.

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