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U.S. opening some private mail in terror fight

First the spying, now this?

The government is opening your mail! Part of me says “yeah, I could see why that could be necessary..”.

But if we let this stand, then it’ll become commonplace and any expectations of mail privacy we have are then gone.

I feel like I’m living in a police state!

Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!!

CNN Article

Posted by Jake Covert on 1/10/2006, evening

Comments

Drama queen.

International mail (mail coming from outside the US) is subject to screening. It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s some BS politically-correct regulation requiring that they don’t profile the incoming mail based on who it’s from or to, and therefore are taking random samples of all mail. Kind of like when a 90 year old grandma gets pulled aside by the screeners at the airport to check for boxcutters.

I don’t see anything nefarious in this.

Comment submitted by Matt on 1/31/2006, 09:06 AM

Let’s make it personel then: What if the NSA / FBI was reading YOUR maill Matt?

You’re telling me that wouldn’t bother you?

Comment submitted by Jake on 1/31/2006, 22:02 PM