The Feds Have Another Way to Spy on Your Mail

A little-known U.S. Postal Service program dubbed the “ mail cover s program” has long provided information about certain Americans’ mail to federal law enforcement agencies, the Washington Post reported on Monday. While officials maintain that the program is only ever used to investigate criminal activity, it appears to get quite a lot of use with some Americans claiming they were targeted by the program, despite never having done anything illegal.

Best of all for investigators , there is no requirement for a court order or a sign-off from a judge to take a look at what’s on the mail’s label. Just how often does the program get used? The answer is quite a lot. A previous audit of the program showed that the Post Office approved more than 158,000 information requests during one four-year period.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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