USPS iCOP Program

[4651feeder]

An interesting program that I stumbled across today, wonder if I'm now under surveillance by virtue of mention this?

The Postal Service is running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.

news.yahoo.com

 

[jsharmon7]

If you post it on social media, it’s public access. I assumed lots of social media was already being monitored and reported. Don’t post it for the world to see if you don’t want anyone looking at it I guess?

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Hello Mr. Postal Inspector. We are just here sharing our thoughts on why Pineapple does not belong on Pizza.

Nothing about Protests, or Planning, or any of those other buzzwords your looking for....

Well, there is Printcraft. But he really is harmless, for a semi-naked man.

 

[Brad69]

Dear Post Office,

I think you are overrated and cost the taxpayers too much $$$. I believe the free market should shine its light on you. Then add your USPS to a footnote in history.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Dear Post Office,

I think you are overrated and cost the taxpayers too much $$$. I believe the free market should shine its light on you. Then add your USPS to a footnote in history.

You know, as much as they do sometimes suck, try and get UPS or FedEx to deliver a letter (or a bill) from coast to coast for 55 cents (or whatever the price of a first class stamp is these days) and then get back to me.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Law enforcement arm of the USPS sounds like the same concept as military intelligence.

 

[Cameramonkey]

You know, as much as they do sometimes suck, try and get UPS or FedEx to deliver a letter (or a bill) from coast to coast for 55 cents (or whatever the price of a first class stamp is these days) and then get back to me.

But UPS wont send it to a sorting facility and sit on it for 2 weeks after bouncing it between 2 hubs 4x. Ask me how I know.

(and it only got moving after I filed a lost claim)

 

[4651feeder]

You know, as much as they do sometimes suck, try and get UPS or FedEx to deliver a letter (or a bill) from coast to coast for 55 cents (or whatever the price of a first class stamp is these days) and then get back to me.

Ain't supposed to happen cause unless the regulations have changed, I believe it would be a violation of law to send a first class letter via UPS or FedX, so there is that.........

Excuse me while I earn points with the USPS

 

[Brad69]

DD,
The other $3.23 to send that letter was paid for!
By the taxpayers just like Amtrak

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Guys, I get it! I've had my own recent beef with USPS, and I know that if it weren't for the taxpayer subsidies they wouldn't be able to do what they do at the price they do it for. But that's a "hidden cost", so it's not really obvious. But dang, it sure is nice (mostly) to be able to just walk out to my mailbox to send or receive mail.