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by mindo 4601 days ago
This reminded me a case in Malaysia, were local devs were trying to get fastest public transport traveling problem solved on mobile app, but they couldn't get bus schedules even on the end points of the routes as it is "confidential information". Literally no one except probably bus drivers or daily travelers would know when the bus leaves/arrives, personally I failed to find a single timetable myself, so usually you just stand there for 30-60 minutes waiting for the next bus to arrive. Coming from Lithuania it was big challenge to understand such as mindset and business logic as here you can snap QR code in bus stop and see real time traffic information that actually encourages you to hop on the public transport.

Eventually USPS will have to share all that information or someone will come up with alternative to ZIP code numbering that is constant and public...