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

[o1bigtenor]

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 10:52 PM Karen Lewellen via talk
<talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
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> well, a comment.
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> On Mon, 16 Dec 2019, James Knott via talk wrote:
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> > Here's what the government says:
> > https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/sin/protect.html#a2
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> That is a fine resource.  it stateshowever that while the practice of
> asking  for a SIN  in private company sectors is strongly discouraged, it
> is not illegal.
> Which is  a dreadful shame, because  I have encountered more than my share
> of real estate agents who  refuse services if not given a sin.
> What is more, I know first hand from a bell Senior corporate staff member
> that  at least for a while bell used the request to screen out mobile
> applicants who were not Canadian Citizens.
> I wonder why, especially in this data stealing age, the practice is not
> firmly  against the law?
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LIkely because the boffins like the data slurp - - - yes?