USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream

Re:USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream by huebnerob on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @03:27PM (#15395305)

I'll say that UPS will only send you automatic updates for packages that match your full address, including your name. I'm signed up for the service, and I receive uncannily perfect notifications every time a UPS label is generated with my street address and name, however I've received exactly zero notifications about my girlfriend's packages to the same address. In fact, she's independently signed up for UPS MyChoice under her name and now gets those notifications herself. It's a great service.

So, when you move, you don't really have to deactivate it so long as you don't send any more packages to that address with your name.

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Re:USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream by gregmac on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @04:48PM (#15396045)

Thanks for verifying this. I'll add that I get notifications for my wife's packages so it's likely only based on last name.

This also means in the case you move and the next resident has the same last name as you, you'll get their package notifications (and can redirect their packages). Presumably the next resident would have to call UPS support to figure this out, but the danger is it would not be obvious someone else has control until they use it, or you attempt to sign up yourself.

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Re:USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream by haalia on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @05:26PM (#15396352)

Unfortunately, I'm receiving scans of everything that comes to my mailbox, including mail destined for the previous tenant that is still addressed to my apartment.

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