US Post Service – Big Data supplier?

US Post Service – Big Data supplier?  Friend, former colleague, and reader Larry E. sends this along, saying it's another reason to get rid of the USPS.  I have several reactions to that:

1. We needed more reasons to get rid of them?
2. What are the chances that they could actually pull this off?  We're talking about the Post Office, folks...
3. If we privatized the delivery of first class mail, the data would be mined immediately – exactly as UPS, Fedex, and other private carriers are already doing...