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Tangentially related, the government publishing my address whatsoever really upsets me. Voter records, property records, the DMV, and the USPS all in some way p

by carom 2y ago

Tangentially related, the government publishing my address whatsoever really upsets me. Voter records, property records, the DMV, and the USPS all in some way publish or sell citizens' addresses to private companies. I do not know why this is legal. I do not want anyone outside of the government knowing my address.

russianbandit 2y ago
TBH I don’t even want the government knowing my address.
smcin 2y ago
Sure, but the USPS is not a government-owned corporation (like Amtrak), it was made an "independent agency" of the US executive branch back in July 1971, over half a century ago; under Nixon [0]. The head of the USPS (Postmaster General, currently Trump appointee Louis DeJoy) reports to the Board of Governors [1] (9 governors + PG + Deputy PG) who are nominated by the President; the PG can be removed by an absolute majority of the board. The USPS is overseen by the Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), current head Tammy Hull [2] and has a "hotline" (actually a web form) for reporting complaints [3] which fall under its focus areas, which includes fraud, computer crime and employee misconduct. Seems like one place to start. For previous 2022 discussion of controversies involving Postmaster General DeJoy and what it would take to remove the PG, see [4]. The PG has no term limit but most recent PGs averaged ~5 years. Historically it wasn't seen as a partisan appointment and wasn't replaced when an incoming President changed to the other party. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Depa... [1]: https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/ https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/ [2]: https://www.uspsoig.gov/ https://www.uspsoig.gov/ [3]: https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline [4]: "Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?" https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/24/can-biden-fire-us-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy/ https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/24/ca...

by carom 2y ago

russianbandit 2y ago

TBH I don’t even want the government knowing my address.

smcin 2y ago

Sure, but the USPS is not a government-owned corporation (like Amtrak), it was made an "independent agency" of the US executive branch back in July 1971, over half a century ago; under Nixon [0]. The head of the USPS (Postmaster General, currently Trump appointee Louis DeJoy) reports to the Board of Governors [1] (9 governors + PG + Deputy PG) who are nominated by the President; the PG can be removed by an absolute majority of the board. The USPS is overseen by the Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), current head Tammy Hull [2] and has a "hotline" (actually a web form) for reporting complaints [3] which fall under its focus areas, which includes fraud, computer crime and employee misconduct. Seems like one place to start. For previous 2022 discussion of controversies involving Postmaster General DeJoy and what it would take to remove the PG, see [4]. The PG has no term limit but most recent PGs averaged ~5 years. Historically it wasn't seen as a partisan appointment and wasn't replaced when an incoming President changed to the other party. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Depa... [1]: https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/ https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/ [2]: https://www.uspsoig.gov/ https://www.uspsoig.gov/ [3]: https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline [4]: "Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?" https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/24/can-biden-fire-us-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy/ https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/08/24/ca...