USPS Caught Sharing Customer Addresses With Tech Giants, Including Meta And LinkedIn
Posted by freedomforall 4 months, 2 weeks ago to Technology
Excerpt:
"Ever wonder how sometimes digital ads know what you're discussing in the privacy of your own home...and even sometimes what you're thinking?
Well, here's one part of that answer, we're sure. An investigation from TechCrunch has revealed that the U.S. Postal Service was sharing the addresses of its online customers with tech giants like Meta and LinkedIn.
TechCrunch found that the USPS website shared logged-in users' postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn, and Snap. This was revealed by analyzing network traffic. The USPS site scraped and sent customers' addresses and other data, including computer and browser information, to these companies. Although this data was partially pseudonymized, it can still potentially identify individuals.
Tracking numbers entered on the USPS site were shared with advertisers like Bing, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Snap, including real-time location data of mail, even without user login."
USPS lied. Big surprise. NIFO
"Ever wonder how sometimes digital ads know what you're discussing in the privacy of your own home...and even sometimes what you're thinking?
Well, here's one part of that answer, we're sure. An investigation from TechCrunch has revealed that the U.S. Postal Service was sharing the addresses of its online customers with tech giants like Meta and LinkedIn.
TechCrunch found that the USPS website shared logged-in users' postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn, and Snap. This was revealed by analyzing network traffic. The USPS site scraped and sent customers' addresses and other data, including computer and browser information, to these companies. Although this data was partially pseudonymized, it can still potentially identify individuals.
Tracking numbers entered on the USPS site were shared with advertisers like Bing, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Snap, including real-time location data of mail, even without user login."
USPS lied. Big surprise. NIFO
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