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The FBI cannot legally trace USPS mail without a warrant, but can with Fedex, UPS, et. al. Almost all US darknet shipments go through USPS for this reason.
by dnm_hn_thread 10y ago
The FBI cannot legally trace USPS mail without a warrant, but can with Fedex, UPS, et. al. Almost all US darknet shipments go through USPS for this reason.
- mej10 10y agoThats an interesting competitive advantage for USPS.
- ams6110 10y agoThe USPS images every address they deliver now and logs for law enforcement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_Isolation_Control_and_Tracking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_Isolation_Control_and_Tra... I flatly do not believe the claims that the images are not retained long term.
- andrewpi 10y agoThey only need a warrant to open the mail. They can freely use the information printed on the outside of the envelope for their investigations.