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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (5 children)

If you're this concerned, why are you using a bank at all? You strike me as a cash under the mattress type.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Dude I just don't want my name, phone number, and address all over the public web. Why am I getting so much hate for this?

[–] HedonismB0t 6 points 10 months ago

That's entirely reasonable and I totally agree with you, however banks are pretty tightly regulated and can't give away or sell customer information. Much higher likelihood it's an app on your phone that's been harvesting your data to a broker, or your data was aggragated from a breach and sold.

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