Idea: PackMule
iPhone and any other GPS enabled cell. Its peer to peer package delivery.
Get package senders and receivers (‘packs’) to sign up as such. (Benefits to them: decreases risk, cheaper and more available than USPS UPS). Get (couriers) ‘mules’ to sign up as such. (Mules get paid to do deliveries.)
When a pack has a delivery to be made, they throw up a red flag. Mules see these flags and can submit a request to deliver. Packs review their reputation points, profile and approve. Mule shows up, takes package.
Packs: using their dashboard, they can track the status of the mule, and also set up options (how many blind cutouts they want, dead drops, code phrases etc)
Mules: have a deadline (Can be adjusted in real time based on location of next mule) to get package to a waypoint. Won’t know if its final destination or not. Won’t know what’s in package.
This way, you can get a package across the city securely, quickly, and also complexly enough to confuse anyone with their eyes on your stuff.
-Shlok
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