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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by Barbing on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @10:44PM (#49903753)
> swap them for the new ones for free

This was almost my thought for mitigating USA stamp fraud. Exchange Forever stamps for $currentValue stamps, but show your ID so you’ll be subject to extra scrutiny if you try to trade in a million of them. (QR code’s better and more fair.)

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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by whatsdowndog on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @06:39AM (#49906975)
> show your ID.

What about the marginalized communities who don't have IDs, or are you saying USPS needs more security than federal elections?

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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by brookst on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @09:41AM (#49908836)
I think they’re saying there is more evidence of fraud in stamps because of the direct monetary value, where there is no evidence that our current registration-time voting controls need to be supplemented with additional friction at voting time, because what little evidence there is of voter fraud is mostly just lies: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters...
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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by AlotOfReading on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @09:42AM (#49908855)
Rhetorical question aside, federal elections use voter rolls that identify each potentially eligible voter and actively monitor for issues like double voting. There's no "forever stamp-holder" roll for the USPS to check.
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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by whatsdowndog on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:20PM (#49912472)
How do you know it's actually John Smith who came to vote?
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Re:USPS shuts down site that sold 5M counterfeit postage lab... by slopinthebag on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:09PM (#49913012)
maybe federal elections needs more security than usps?
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