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rejectionking.bsky.social • 98 days ago

what would privatizing the postal service mean for privacy rights?

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cathyw.bsky.social•97 days ago

or the jurisdiction of the US Postal Inspection Service (i.e. the ability to prosecute mail fraud)?

ita.ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ooo•98 days ago

Your handwriting will be sold as AI training data to boost quarterly profits, duh.

rejectionking.bsky.social•98 days ago

jokes on the ai i craft all my letters using an old timey typewriter in the back room of a very spooky paper source

ita.ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ooo•98 days ago

Ah, easier to read and generate personalized ads with.

rejectionking.bsky.social•98 days ago

might put in the request that the spooky paper source keep a stack of vintage tv guides to cut out letters with - will probably need a heathy dose of glitter and a premium brand glue stick

morecoffeeplz.bsky.social•97 days ago

As with all privatization of public services - the winners and losers will be divided along their ability to pay for the service.

autumngogogoat.bsky.social•98 days ago

Well it happened in the UK to the Royal Mail and I can say it's meant
>the entire service is now a husk dedicated to Amazon
>we don't have a regular postie anymore, just a random guy shows up at random times
>worker rights have eroded
>local post office has closed down

wolfn404.bsky.social•97 days ago

Your data will be categorized and sold. Subscription to Rolling Stone, you’re a liberal and a danger to democracy. Subscription to Playboy or Genre, you’re a sexual deviant that needs arresting. Gun mag? Watchlist. You absolutely DO NOT want Postal services privatized.

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