Using PO boxes is a more secure alternative to having packages delivered to your home. However, isn’t it true that they capture a photo of each individual accessing the box and also gather fingerprints when you touch the screen?

  • adarza@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    in the u.s. iirc usps gets your valid government id and home address when you rent a box at a post office, as does contacted private providers (e.g. ups store, etc) if you go that route. they are not ‘private’ or anonymous, just potentially more ‘secure’ in that your mail and parcels won’t be left outside your door or in an accessible and unsecured mailbox.

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      and also that you don’t have to give away the location of where you live to everyone who needs to send you mail or a package …, including your employer

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          i don’t think it’s ‘legally required’ but it is bound to be on documentation you provide to prove eligibility to work. may also be needed for one or more types of background checks an employer may require.

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            1 day ago

            I use my passport and social security for ID, neither have my residential address on them. It’s only on my state-issued driver’s license, which I don’t use for ID.