USPS Shared Customers' Postal Addresses With Meta, LinkedIn, and Snap 📬

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Summary:

  1. Unintentional Data Sharing: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was found sharing the postal addresses of its online customers with major tech companies like Meta, LinkedIn, and Snap through hidden data-collecting code on its website. This issue was reportedly unintentional, and USPS claimed to be “unaware” of the data-sharing practice.

  2. Extent of Data Shared: The shared data included postal addresses of logged-in USPS Informed Delivery customers, information about users’ computers and browsers, and tracking numbers of parcels, including their real-world locations in the postal system. Informed Delivery had over 62 million users as of March 2024.

  3. Remediation: Upon discovery, USPS stated it took immediate action to address the issue and stop the sharing of personal information with third-party tech companies. The specifics of the remediation steps were not disclosed.

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