[bhickey]

Mail and e-mail are legally distinct.

[keyjsgnsgdgn]

That is false.

https://consumerist.com/2013/07/03/forget-the-nsas-hi-tech-s...

[wodenokoto]

This article is related to scanning the outside of snail mail and is not relevant for the discussion at hand.

[novaleaf]

wow! a rebuttal of a rebuttal, of a rebuttal, of a rebuttal! =D

[bhickey]

Note that I didn't say "You have absolute privacy in postal mail." The two have different legal protections, and those on snail mail are incontrovertibly stronger.