Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Snail Mail Surveillance
The U.S. government can tap phones, search emails and track cell phones. Now, a recent report shows investigators also do a fair amount of analog spying through snail mail. The United States Postal Service approved nearly 50,000 requests to monitor Americans’ mail last year for criminal and security investigations.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe U.S. government can tap phones, search emails and track cell phones. Now, a recent report shows investigators also do a fair amount of analog spying through snail mail. The United States Postal Service approved nearly 50,000 requests to monitor Americans’ mail last year for criminal and security investigations.
