This is entirely theater. It's arresting the kids breaking windows while you let the murderers roam free so that you can say you're tough on crime. The USPS is

This is entirely theater. It's arresting the kids breaking windows while you let the murderers roam free so that you can say you're tough on crime. The USPS is so low on the list of government agencies violating your privacy that they might as well not be there at all, but they are also mostly inconsequential. Senators can go after them with no real fallout, not actually impact the the massive data harvesting system, and still claim to be "doing something" while the intelligence agencies run roughshod over your basic rights.