Why a Supplement Catalog Deserves a Privacy Check In 2023, victims aged 60 and older reported $3.4 billion in losses to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, across 101,068 complaints, with an average loss of $33,915, up roughly 11% on 2022 (FBI IC3 2023 Elder Fraud Report). Nothing in that report points at any …

What Delphi Glass Does With Your Address, in Its Own Words When you order stained-glass or fusing supplies from Delphi Glass, you hand over exactly what a catalog mailing needs. The company's privacy policy lists the information it collects: your name, shipping address, billing address, telephone numbers, email address …

When a Catalog Mailing List Outlives the Catalog Picture an older adult who ordered once, years ago, from a mail-order sleep-and-bedding catalog — then gets a call from someone who already knows their name, their address, and that past purchase. That prior-purchase detail is what makes the pitch sound legitimate, and …

The Privacy Risk Behind a RadioShack Order Picture a retiree who orders a replacement radio battery or a set of hearing-aid batteries from a familiar electronics brand — a name, a shipping address, and a phone number entered once at checkout. Months later, mail starts arriving from companies that retiree never …

The Privacy Risk Behind an Everlane Account Someone who opens an Everlane account to order a single pair of jeans rarely thinks about where that name and address end up once the package arrives — but the moment an account exists, so does a customer-file record the company controls across its stores, its website, and …

The Privacy Risk Behind a Mosaic Records Order Picture a retiree filling out a mail-in order form for a limited-edition jazz box set — a name, a shipping address, sometimes a phone number, written by hand and mailed off to a company they've never dealt with online. Weeks later, catalogs start arriving from other …

The Hearing-Health Privacy Risk Behind a Hear More Catalog A subscription to an assistive-hearing catalog does something most catalog orders don't: it tells every data buyer downstream that the person at that address has expressed interest in products built for hearing loss — a health condition, not just a purchase …

The AARP Name in Your Mailbox — and Why It May Not Mean What You Think Adults 60 and older reported losing more than $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the FBI IC3 Elder Fraud Report 2023 — a number that almost certainly undercounts actual losses, since researchers consistently find elder fraud goes …

When a Catalog Subscription Becomes a Privacy Liability Picture a 74-year-old woman who ordered holiday gifts from a housewares catalog a few years back. The catalog kept arriving. Then a sweepstakes mailer appeared — she doesn't remember entering any contest. Then a "final notice" charity renewal that looked official. …

The Mailbox as a Fraud Vector for Older Adults Americans age 60 and older reported losses of more than $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Elder Fraud Report — an increase over the prior year. While digital scams dominate headlines, the physical mailbox remains a …