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Re:Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales by AbrahamParangi on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:42AM (#27023837)
Idk if USPS is truly an example of excellence, even if they are an example of govt excellence. In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam.
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Re:Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales by oblio on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:46AM (#27023870)
> In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam.

Is that their problem, though? I don't think anyone expects the post to police package contents.

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Re:Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales by amalcon on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:13AM (#27024608)
They do police package contents to a degree, but only for actual crimes. Postal spam isn't a crime (and probably shouldn't be, as much as I'd like to get rid of the spam).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Inspectio...

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Re:Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales by shiftpgdn on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:13AM (#27024614)
They do police package contents, pretty heavily even. They allow spam (presorted bulk mail in post office terms) because the spammers have a strong lobby.
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Re:Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales by ClumsyPilot on Monday May 03, 2021 @01:43PM (#27028194)
Well 90% of products on amazon are shit too, maybe some made with child labour. Are you sure this comparisom will be favourable?
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