jazzychat we're both extremely privacy conscious individuals and from day one pledged our own version of Do No Evil. In fact, during sign up, we ask for minimal info to get the unsubscribes processed: ie name & address -- which by the way the junk mailers /already have/ since they're sending you stuff.

Beyond that, some companies require your email address. We don't give them out. We supply a proxied email to ensure they dont get anything beyond what they have already. Hope this helps...

Our blog has a bit more info: http://www.paperkarma.com/blog/

edit: grammar - it's 2am & brain is running on one core in low power mode...

" which by the way the junk mailers /already have/ since they're sending you stuff. "

Not necessarily. A lot of times junk mail is directed to just the address, and not the resident. You can tell that by the "To" line, which will say "Current resident" or "resident". They pay the USPS to carpet bomb each and every mailbox with their catalog. This service won't be able to do much about that.

This is valid criticism & mostly true. Note that for most zip code or route delivered junk mail, they'll be marked as AutoFail internally & show up on your phone under the "Failed" tab. However, we'll provide you company info so you call/write the company yourself if you choose too.

I say mostly true, because many companies, such as Valpak, pseudo carpet bomb -- they many not have your name, but in order to remove you from their list (and they do!), they require full name & address.

I agree that some prominent privacy statements would be very helpful given that the target audience hates being targeted for junk mail.

I know the founders. Great hackers and decent folks.