[gnicholas]

I'm not surprised they have inspectors. I'm surprised they think that social media surveillance is within their purview.

I hope their inspectors continue to investigate mail theft, mail fraud, and other things related to the physical delivery of mail. But I don't want them shifting into digital snooping that is totally unrelated to mail.

[TedDoesntTalk]

> But I don't want them shifting into digital snooping that is totally unrelated to mail.

I mean, the primary method for delivery of goods purchased on the Silk Road was through the USPS. And I imagine the tor sites that replaced the Silk Road have similar delivery needs.

So if the USPS isn’t going to “digitally snoop” for the illegal delivery of handguns and heroin, who will?

[seany]

Delivering guns as data is a thing now, I'm sure someone is working on heroin.

[pixl97]

You do know mail fraud is commonly initiated by online groups, many times on social media, right?

[gnicholas]

> The work involves having analysts trawl through social media sites to look for what the document describes as “inflammatory” postings and then sharing that information across government agencies.

“Analysts with the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) monitored significant activity regarding planned protests occurring internationally and domestically on March 20, 2021,” says the March 16 government bulletin

Sounds like they're focused on issues other than mail fraud.

[bigth]

Not true at all, any gathering of people is a prime target for shipping contraband in the mail. Not to mention how the protests could affect mail service in the area.