**Summary:**
The U.S. Postal Service shared postal addresses of online customers with Meta, LinkedIn, and Snap, using hidden data-collecting code. The USPS claims it was unaware of this practice and has since stopped it. Information collected through the code included customer addresses, computer data, and in-transit tracking details. After discovering the issue, the USPS took immediate action to remediate it. TechCrunch’s testing confirmed the sharing of data with tech companies. This incident adds USPS to a list of organizations curtailing the use of web tracking code, after others faced backlash for similar practices. The specific actions taken by tech companies in response to this discovery are unclear.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/18/usps-shared-customer-postal-addresses-with-meta-linkedin-and-snap/