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

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/usps-shared-customers-postal-addresses-with-meta-linkedin-and-snap/287238>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** privacy\
**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/usps-shared-customers-postal-addresses-with-meta-linkedin-and-snap/287238 "2024-07-18T19:34:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/usps-shared-customers-postal-addresses-with-meta-linkedin-and-snap/287238/1 "2024-07-18T19:34:11Z")

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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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