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Benefits of EPM  
Multiple reasons for using Electronic Postmark.
Trust and Privacy

Nationwide reach and trust
Correspondence handled by USPS subject to confidentiality statutes and regulations.
Neutral third party with universal public service mandate
Federally imposed regulations on USPS employees – enhancing customer confidence

Legality & Longevity

History of providing postmarks with legal significance
Long-lived statutory purpose “to bind the nation together through the… correspondence of the people” 39 U.S.C. §101.

Legal Environment

18 U.S.C. §1343 Wire Fraud
18 U.S.C. §2701 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
18 U.S.C. §2510 regarding electronic communications. Definitions (17)Electronic storage means - (A) any temporary, intermediate storage of a wire or electronic communication incident to the electronic transmission thereof; and (B) any storage of such communication by an electronic communication service for purposes of backup protection of such communication.
18 U.S.C. §2710 regarding unlawful access to stored electronic communications
18 U.S.C. §1028, Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents and information
18 U.S.C. §1029, Fraud and related activity in connection with access devices


 
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