[GTALUG] [OT] Phishing is no mirage...

[Alvin Starr]

On 12/16/19 4:59 PM, James Knott via talk wrote:
> On 2019-12-16 04:14 PM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote:
>> and it required a credit check and they kept my details on file for 
>> anybody in the support dept to access. 
>
> That's illegal.  The SIN can only be asked for things relating to 
> income tax, Canada Pension, etc..  This could include investments that 
> require reporting to Revenue Canada.  Credit checks are flat out 
> illegal use of SIN.
>
> BTW, my ex worked for Revenue Canada, income tax collections.
>
That it what I thought.
I took it up with the privacy commissioner and the response was( 
paraphrasing here ).

Bell said "Trust us. We know what we are doing" and that's ok by us.

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