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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I've heard of things like iPostal and Traveling Mailbox. Do these services allow you to register with bank, DMV, IRS, Voting, etc? How do they work? Would a normal P.O box using its physical address from USPS work? I've tried researching it and haven't gotten clear answers.

I don't want to show up on those whitepages sites with all my information on them. I want to stop it from the start.

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[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 10 points 10 months ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, the eternal solution to privacy concerns: pyramid schemes.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

I mean, for the discerning gentlemen scared of their own shadow knowing their general location, I'd say it's right up their alley.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

If you want to buy a home and get loans this may not be the way to go.

[-] jemikwa 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you're paying property taxes, you're going to be in a database. At least here in Texas, all addresses (home, business, empty land) are in the county's appraisal and tax database that's publicly searchable.

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

Depending on your state a bunch of homeowner tax data is freely available online

[-] jemikwa 5 points 10 months ago

Right, and the data in Texas contains your address and name attached to it. It's all public, you can't avoid it. I don't know about other states but I assume it's the same

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 3 points 10 months ago

It is. At least in all 6 states I've lived in.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 9 points 10 months ago

You can't buy a home either or else there will be a public record of your name and address.

[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

You can get loans through Aave On ETH, Polygon, etc, But yeah, buying a home would be a bit difficult.

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