System and method for anonymous mailing or shipping services

Abstract

A method and apparatus for sending a an item via mailing or shipping process to a destination mailing address without the sender of the item obtaining any identifiable information about the recipient of the item. The process also allows the user with the ability to provide unidentifiable information to third party mailing or courier/shipping services. The system and method safeguards personal information about recipients of items. The process involves leveraging a waypoint processing facility and the assignment of unique codes for the final destination locations. The waypoint processing facility is responsible for receiving items mailed or shipped from the original sender, looking up the unique anonymous code provided by the anonymous address to obtain the appropriate final destination address assigned to the code, and sending the item to the final destination address.

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