Postal Service Surveilled Protest Activities Online with Little Rules, Oversight
hn_acker
25 points
6 comments
November 04, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
Terr_
For timeline context (especially if you believe "the fish rots from the head"), Louis DeJoy was appointed the head of USPS by Trump in June 2020, and he resigned in March 2024.
del82
>The records, disclosed to EFF and other requesters suing the postal service under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the agency’s internet Covert Operations Program, or iCOP, routinely sifted through social media posts organizing and discussing protests with little records of any oversight or legal justification. Wait, why does the Postal Service have an "internet Covert Operations Program" at all?