Inadequate USPS security compromises 13 million changes-of-address, IG finds

Published October 1, 2014 6:42pm ET



A U.S. Postal Service program designed to make it easier for people to forward mail to their new homes has jeopardized the privacy of millions of addresses, according to a government watchdog.

The program allows customers to submit their address changes by mailing or hand-delivering a hard copy of the information on their new address to the post office or by entering it into an online form.

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