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Part of the reasoning behind this is, I think, that there are severe criminal penalties for private persons and organizations snooping on phone lines and exchan

Part of the reasoning behind this is, I think, that there are severe criminal penalties for private persons and organizations snooping on phone lines and exchanges. For similar reasons, USPS is considered secure (there is a high grade federal police service for the postal service, and tampering with mail is a felony).

gspr 6y ago
> For similar reasons, USPS is considered secure (there is a high grade federal police service for the postal service, and tampering with mail is a felony). I wonder how quickly the cost of the boots-on-the-ground-based security system would pay for a robust electronic infrastructure to replace it.