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PO boxes for privacy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Using PO boxes is a more secure alternative to having packages delivered to your home. However, isn't it true that they capture a photo of each individual accessing the box and also gather fingerprints when you touch the screen?

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[–] adarza 13 points 2 days ago (9 children)

in the u.s. iirc usps gets your valid government id and home address when you rent a box at a post office, as does contacted private providers (e.g. ups store, etc) if you go that route. they are not 'private' or anonymous, just potentially more 'secure' in that your mail and parcels won't be left outside your door or in an accessible and unsecured mailbox.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (8 children)

and also that you don't have to give away the location of where you live to everyone who needs to send you mail or a package ..., including your employer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Wait, your employer doesn't need to know your legal address in the US?

[–] adarza 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i don't think it's 'legally required' but it is bound to be on documentation you provide to prove eligibility to work. may also be needed for one or more types of background checks an employer may require.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I use my passport and social security for ID, neither have my residential address on them. It's only on my state-issued driver's license, which I don't use for ID.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Many employers require a street address, it's one of the reasons the homeless have a hard time improving their situation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I gave my employer my PO box address, that's what they have.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess it works if their background check is very laissez faire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I work for a corporate multinational conglomerate that very much is not laissez faire 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Clearly laissez faire enough in regards to addresses. Which is cool, I wish this was more common. People have a right to privacy.

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