Amazon is telling people who use its wishlists feature to switch to post office boxes or non-residential delivery addresses if they want to ensure their home addresses remain private, as part of a change in how it processes gifts bought from third-party sellers. The change is especially concerning to many sex workers, influencers and public figures who use Amazon wishlists to receive gifts from fans and clients.\u00a0First spotted by adult content creators raising the alarm on social media, the changes open anyone who uses wishlists publicly to increased privacy risk unless they change how they receive packages.In an email sent to list holders, Amazon said beginning March 25, it will reveal users\u2019 shipping addresses to third-party sellers. The platform added that gift purchasers might end up seeing your address as part of this process, too.\u00a0Before this change, the only information visible to sellers and gift purchases was the recipients\u2019 city and state.\u201cWe’re writing to inform you about an upcoming change to Amazon Lists. Starting March 25, 2026, we will remove the option to restrict purchases from third-party sellers for list items. When this change takes effect, gift purchasers will be able to purchase items sold by third-party sellers from your lists and your delivery address will be shared with the seller for fulfillment. This change will provide gift purchasers with access to a wider selection of items when shopping from your lists,\u201d Amazon said in the email. \u201cImportant note: When gifts are purchased from your shared or public lists, Amazon needs to provide your shipping address to sellers and delivery partners to fulfill these orders. During the delivery process, your address may become visible to gift purchasers through delivery updates and tracking information. To help protect your privacy, we recommend using a PO Box or non-residential address for any list you share with public audiences.\u201dIf you have public wishlists, you can manage individual list settings here and select “manage list.” From there you can change your list privacy settings to private or shared to limit who has access, or remove your shipping address entirely by selecting “none” from the dropdown menu.Most of the popular shipping methods in the US, including UPS, Fedex, and the USPS, don\u2019t show full addresses as part of package tracking. But if a third-party seller shares a gift recipient\u2019s home address with a buyer as part of the tracking process, Amazon is saying that\u2019s out of the platform\u2019s control. And some of those delivery services send photos as part of the tracking process for proof of delivery, which could include more information about one\u2019s home or location than they would want a gift sender to see.\u00a0\u201cThose who do a range of work where privacy concerns are top of mind would be left to wonder what problem Amazon is solving with this change,\u201d Krystal Davis, an adult content creator who posted about receiving the email from Amazon, told 404 Media. \u201cThose who use these lists as an opportunity to allow fans to show support and offset expenses will lose that option. The alternatives to Amazon wishlist are significantly lacking.\u201dMany online sex workers use Amazon wishlists to receive gifts from subscribers and fans. It\u2019s a practice that\u2019s gone on for years. Revealing one\u2019s full address to buyers \u2014 especially if they don\u2019t realize this change has gone into effect, or missed the email sent by Amazon with the warning to switch to a P.O. box \u2014 puts their safety at serious risk. And like so many privacy and security issues that affect sex workers first, anyone could potentially be affected; lots of people use public wishlists who might want to keep their location private, and should consider checking their settings or switching to a non-residential address if they want to maintain that privacy.Screenshot via Amazon showing the “Manage List” page, with the option to share shipping address with sellers grayed out and a notice: “This setting will no longer be supported starting February 25, 2026. After this date, third-party sellers will receive your shipping address to fulfill orders. You can review of update your lists’ shipping address on this page.”Amazon provides conflicting information on when and how this change will go into effect. The email sent to wishlist holders says it will start on March 25, 2026, but as of writing, a notice on the \u201cManage List\u201d settings page said starting February 25, third party sellers will see users\u2019 shipping addresses.\u00a0Amazon confirmed to 404 Media that the option to restrict purchases from third-party sellers for list items is being removed on March 25, one month from today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"