Comments on: Zumbox raises $8 million to fund paperless postal service

By: Teh Interwebz

Teh Interwebz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:13:35 +0000

This is a bad idea. You’re asking people to entrust their financial and personal data to an unknown upstart company? And it’s only in Beta stage? Hello hax0rs. Not to mention your “mail” address will be sold and traded to marketing companies and other junk mail direct marketers. So in short, FailBox needs to GTFO my internetz

By: The far future of standard mail « Postal Sanity (SM)

The far future of standard mail « Postal Sanity (SM) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:59:29 +0000

[...] that every street address (delivery point) will be tied to the personal communication device. Zumbox is already trying to offer an e-mail account for each street address, as means to receive your [...]

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:08:10 +0000

What do you think Zumbox will do with all the information they gather about your mailing address? They will make it available because they will know who mails what to your address. Today, I’m the only one that knows this info, why would I want a record of all mail sent to my address sitting on one of their (or anyone’s) servers? Why would I want to share this data with anyone else?

By: pam

pam — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:38:34 +0000

what happens when the system crashes and you have no hard copy. How will you pay your bills. let alone the system being hacked into there goes all your information. No thanks i will stick with usps

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:05:11 +0000

Can you say identity theft? This is all that will happen to any and all data stored on their servers. Instead of a localized event that may occur once in a great while with a postal worker now with Zumbox some employee will sell their access to someone for a price and everyone one in the system is at risk! This happens a lot with big databases with a lot of information on them. Sure you mail may be paperless. Sure it might be free for 50 pieces and yes your identity will be stolen. No matter what they say it will be hacked. They’ve but a big red x on them for hackers by doing this. Very risky to have all this info on one system or software user BEWARE!!!

By: im07

im07 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:46:01 +0000

The United States Postal Service offers the cheapest postal rates of the world. This paperless postal service might be the future for the rich but not for ordinary working people like me.

By: im07

im07 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:43:03 +0000

iiii

By: Rob Reed

Rob Reed — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:54:02 +0000

Don’t postal rates keep going up? I heard 50 cents is just around the corner. The cost of sending first-class mail has far outpaced inflation.

By: Cliff Claven

Cliff Claven — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:44:31 +0000

People think about this!
What deals do cable subscribers offer as to get you in, then the rates spike!
Slick, decieving salespeople are in more than just in car dealers nowadays!

By: Isaac

Isaac — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:16:42 +0000

This is a crazy fad that will pass…like…pockets on pants. Silly investors. All those postal employees posters above are the smartest guys here.