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by dividendpayee 965 days ago
Postal mail isn't encrypted because it's not viable for ordinary citizens to encrypt physical mail.

However, tampering with mail, or opening someone else's, is a federal crime with harsh penalties attached. The message is clear: "postal secrecy" is highly valued.

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However, tampering with mail, or opening someone else's, is a federal crime with harsh penalties attached.

...and yet the government can still do that if it truly wants to.