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by lsh 2827 days ago
This would be a privacy Vs anonymity tradeoff, right?
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They're not cleanly separable. You can tell a lot about a person by simply looking at what's written on the outsides of the envelopes in their mail. No need to actually open them up and read the insides.
Agreed. Anonymity and privacy come from lots of little actions, none of which provide much value on their own.

For example, our return mail address labels don't have our names on them... and I use them on the back of the envelope to seal the envelope.

Our trash and recycling is emptied into our bins loose, so all our trash is not isolated to its own bags, it mingles with the rest of the trash.

Neither of these provide a lot of value on their own, but they're easy to do and provide a little value.