> So, yes, there is a theory that someone may go in the trash in Sweden, finds the envelope[...] Presumably the theory is more like [1] - that the postal servi

> So, yes, there is a theory that someone may go in the trash in Sweden, finds the envelope[...] Presumably the theory is more like [1] - that the postal service, when they scan the envelope to read the address, save the scanned image and give it to the cops. I agree that the NSA would be better off just running their own VPN services - or indeed intercepting everything on major backbones and just seeing what source IPs connect to Mullvad's servers. [1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/us-postal-service-logs-all-snail-mail-for-law-enforcement/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/us-postal-servic...