Reply to post: Re: Perhaps I'm the only one left

Want to keep in contact with friends and family without having to sell your personal data?

pklausner
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Re: Perhaps I'm the only one left

> They still work and require surprisingly little

> in the way of personal info to use

>

Think again.

Modern automated sorting machines must scan the recipient's address to do their job. While they are at it, the may as well scan the sender. Ah. And store the records. Now, they wouldn't do that, would they?

Well, here a German Post competitor was caught with the fingers in the sweet data cookie jar: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/postfirma-pin-mail-hortet-millionen-briefdaten/7795758.html

Will never happen again, of course.

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