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>I’m not sure you have an expectation of privacy sending mail through anyone like USPS, FedEx, and UPS One of these things is not like the others. By law, fir
by dontbenebby 8y ago
>I’m not sure you have an expectation of privacy sending mail through anyone like USPS, FedEx, and UPS
One of these things is not like the others.
By law, first class mail cannot be opened without a warrant, absent exigent circumstances (eg: it's ticking), it's crossing an international border, or subject to a FISA warrant.[1]
Those protections do not apply to UPS or Fedex.
[1] https://www.rstreet.org/2014/11/19/yes-the-government-can-open-your-mail-without-a-warrant/ https://www.rstreet.org/2014/11/19/yes-the-government-can-op...
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- exegete 8y agoYes, there are legal protections for the contents of your (USPS) mail, but I don't think there is much of an expectation of privacy when it comes to information on the outside of your mail (the "metadata").