There’s been talk around the Web the past few days about a new app that can help you reduce junk mail.  It’s put out by a company called Readabl, Inc. and how it works is simple:  You take a picture of any junk mail that would wish to stop receiving – magazines, catalogs, fliers, credit card offers, the Yellow Pages, etc. and they will submit a request to the company on your behalf to stop the unwanted mail.  Readabl, Inc. has supposedly put together a large database of company information which they will they will then match to the photo you submitted.

Cool, hey?

The app is free for the moment although I would be definitely willing to pay for something like this.

You will have to provide your name, address and an e-mail so that they can remove your name and address from company mailing lists.   I have to admit that this did give me pause initial as I couldn’t help but wonder what they planned on doing with my personal information (name, email address, street address).  But according to their privacy policy, they do not share any of our information with third parties:

PaperKarma does not sell, trade, or rent your information to third parties. We only share your information for the purposes of fulfilling your request to unsubscribe with the original sender (who generally has your information already). The shared information includes the uploaded image, your name, and your physical address. Certain companies require a phone number.

Your Email address is not shared unless you explicitly opt-in—on a per-company basis—to our Paper to Digital conversion program. We will never share your information due to a creative interpretation of our privacy policy. You either request that we share, or else we won’t. There is no grey area.

They did post some examples and results to a blog entry that you might want to check out.  The app is available for iOS, Android and Windows phone.  If you experience excessive amounts of unwanted paper mail, this app might be worth checking out.

Download PaperKarma from App Store HERE

Visit the developer’s Web site HERE

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