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Mail redirection privacy

How private is mail redirection? Just curious as my bank rang me and as the advisor was finalising the call, he mentioned my address has mail redirection.

Why would RM release this information other than say debt collection?

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    GoToGal wrote: »
    How private is mail redirection? Just curious as my bank rang me and as the advisor was finalising the call, he mentioned my address has mail redirection.

    Why would RM release this information other than say debt collection?
    Why do I need to provide personal information when applying for a Redirection online?

    Royal Mail takes the security of your personal information extremely seriously. To prevent fraudulent use of this service we need to confirm your identity online just as effectively as when you apply by post, by phone or at the Post Office®. To this end, we use a trusted third party provider of credit checks to validate your identity based on the personal information you provide us with.

    perhaps this is how they know
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