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Re:We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps by Double_a_92 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @03:47AM (#33105619)
How will the mail become less anonymous by adding a random unique number to it? It's not like you need an ID to buy stamps.
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Re:We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps by hengistbury on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:16AM (#33105823)
If you buy stamps from the Royal Mail directly online, perhaps they would keep a register of who bought which stamps.

If you buy stamps from a shop, perhaps a register is kept of which stamps were given to which shops.

I don't know how likely any of this is, but it can definitely make stamp purchases more traceable than without the barcodes.

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Re:We’re adding barcodes to our regular stamps by whoooooo123 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @06:11AM (#33106485)
> It's not like you need an ID to buy stamps

In the coming cashless society, you won't be able to buy anything whatsoever without it being tied to your ID.

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