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Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address (www.404media.co)
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Amazon is telling people who use its wishlists feature to switch to post office boxes or non-residential delivery addresses if they want to ensure their home addresses remain private, as part of a change in how it processes gifts bought from third-party sellers. The change is especially concerning to many sex workers, influencers and public figures who use Amazon wishlists to receive gifts from fans and clients.

First spotted by adult content creators raising the alarm on social media, the changes open anyone who uses wishlists publicly to increased privacy risk unless they change how they receive packages.

In an email sent to list holders, Amazon said beginning March 25, it will reveal users’ shipping addresses to third-party sellers. The platform added that gift purchasers might end up seeing your address as part of this process, too.

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[–] 7 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

I understood it to mean that wishlists currently only offer things shipped by Amazon, so they don't share your address with other sellers, but they're going to change wishlists so they offer things from third party sellers, who will need your address to ship things to you. So they're going to start sharing your address with these sellers.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It also seems like the person buying the gift might get to see the address, which is the problematic part.

    That statement might just be a CYA in case a 3rd party seller accidentally gives out the address.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    that's how I understand it as well. but I'm not familiar with using wishlists or Amazon anymore so I can't be sure that's what it means

    but, uh, yeah this seems fine?

    they're adding functionality by allowing wishlists to use third party sold items. you don't have to use third party sellers, just don't put those on your list

    as long as this is clearly explained and identifiable on product pages, and it can't change without you knowing about it and having time to respond, this seems fine?

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