Apparently it is out of beta when Australia Post did the mail out. At the moment I will stick with my CBA NetBank - 'BPAY View' for receiving & paying all my service bills.
Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 8 Jun 2014, at 3:45 pm, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Many thanks for passing on that research, Ronni, most illuminating > evaluations! and echoing some of my own instinctive worries and doubts. I > see it still tav beta stage so I will certainly do nothing for now. Dropbox > is fine but does not go as far as the digital mailbox by a mile. > Severin Crisp >> On 8 Jun 2014, at 1:33 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Severin & Stephen, >> >> This isn't just a file locker like Dropbox. Think of it as a Digital PO Box. >> You would have your own address which won't be an email address but it will >> be like a PO Box address. letters will be either sent through the digital >> service by companies or uploaded for your convenience. >> You will then be able to log into your mail box from a computer or mobile >> device and read your letters or print them, pay bills, store documents, >> prepare parcels or letters for posting. >> >> If I was overseas (if only) :( I would no longer need a physical address to >> receive my Australian mail or someone to collect it for me, I would be able >> to just log in wherever I am and pay what ever bills I need too. >> I would no longer have to rush home and pick up a "sorry we missed you >> card" and then to the post office hoping to get there before it closes. >> All sounds good huh?... BUT! ... >> At first the above all sounded good to me, and I was very interested in >> Australia MyPost Digital Mailbox, and thought this is a really good idea... >> I might jump onboard... Until I started more thoroughly reading of the >> "Privacy Policy" and doing some research!! >> Some parts I am concerned about: /Quote: "The evasive tracking, the use of >> web beacons. In 2007 Facebook faced a backlash when it introduced web >> beacons into its service, because they can be used to track you outside of >> the service." /End Quote >> To 'Opt Out' of Marketing - you can NOT do this online, you have to Phone or >> Write a letter. >> Also it is 'Free' now... But how long before they start charging us to use >> the service?.. and if we decide NOT to pay will access to 'Our Data' be >> locked from us? >> Worth having a read of the EFA Evaluation at the link below. >> EFA Evaluation: Australia Post Digital Mailbox beta Privacy Policy >> <https://www.efa.org.au/2013/06/18/efa-evaluation-australia-post-digital-mailbox-beta-privacy-policy/> >> Also here's an article on it... >> <http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/australia-post-bid-to-control-your-digital-life-20120326-1vttc.html> >> I feel this could be good, and we are moving to a digital world, but >> privacy, security & safety is a big concern for me. And at this time I don't >> feel this Digital Mailbox gives me that. >> >> This of course is only my opinion and not to be taken as correct, I could be >> totally wrong! >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> >>> On 7 Jun 2014, at 3:42 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Severin, >>> I tended to view it as a competitor to Dropbox which I already use. >>> Consequently I didn’t take much notice of the story ! >>> I would be interested if anyone has anything to add. >>> >>>> On 7 Jun 2014, at 3:37 pm, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> I received a circular from Australia Post announcing their digital >>>> mailbox, free, facility. Essentially it seems to be an individual secure >>>> facility for centralising online bill payments, storing bills and receipts >>>> as well as copies of important documents. >>>> Currently I handle a fair number of such things individually and file and >>>> save receipts and the like and I have an encrypted disk image for secure >>>> items. I am careful with internet transactions and have a dedicated >>>> credit card, with a bank different from my principal bank, a relatively >>>> small limit and no linked account, which I use for all internet (and >>>> phone) transactions. >>>> The Aust Post mailbox has attractions, centralising a range of >>>> transactions. I see this as a real advantage when the time comes, soon >>>> but hopefully not too soon, that all my business will have to be >>>> administered by someone else! Though the details are currently all >>>> documented, I am glad it is not myself having to find the way down the >>>> various paths that arise. >>>> Has anyone looked in detail at the Australia Post set up or have any first >>>> hand comments to offer? >>>> Severin Crisp >>>> ____________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >>>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >>>> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>>> mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au
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