[Noisebridge-discuss] Private Address Forwarding proposal to USPS

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Best use of this I can see is for people who move around such as military.

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On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Robert Picone <rpicone at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would say that it might be worthwhile to forgo memorability and direct
> human writing completely and to register this as an entirely
> machine-readable system.  In doing so:
>
> -You would avoid memorability concerns...  Most people aren't going to
> remember alphanumeric strings no matter what: Printed
> -You provide utility to the post office.  Increased machine-readability
> means lower cost.  USPS already has barcode readers of certain types that
> the format could respect.
> -Avoids dealing with illegibility, and has a lot of potential for
> error-correction.
> -Has the potential for a further revenue-stream for USPS in printing
> labels certified to be compatible with their system.  This would minimize
> inconvenience a bit.
>
>
>  On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Sai <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
>
>> http://s.ai/paf
>>
>> I've proposed the USPS adopt Private Address Forwarding, and the USPS'
>> comments are in.
>>
>> tl;dr proposal: Google Voice for postal mail. The USPS assigns you a
>> unique ID, you tell them where to forward that ID, and they can't
>> disclose who it belongs to or where it goes without court process or
>> your permission. You could get mail that's just addressed to "PAF
>> 13JS-00EG-C, United States", and it'd automagically get routed to you.
>> You can also choose to give UPS, FedEx, etc permission to access the
>> forwarding info if you want.
>>
>> tl;dr benefits: Getting mail while preserving your privacy; never
>> having to update your address w/ everyone when you move (just w/ the
>> USPS); cheaper & easier than PO boxes.
>>
>> Take a look & tell them (and me) what you think. :-)
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> - Sai
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