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Re:The USPS is running a 'covert' program to monitor America... by gnicholas on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:36PM (#26908971)
> 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.

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Re:The USPS is running a 'covert' program to monitor America... by bigth on Thursday April 22, 2021 @08:24PM (#26909702)
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.
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