Covert Surveillance Program At Postal Inspection Service

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has been conducting a Covert Operations Program that monitors social media looking for “inflammatory” content, Yahoo News reports.

“Analysts with the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) monitored significant activity regarding planned protests occurring internationally and domestically on March 20, 2021,” says the March 16 intelligence bulletin, marked as “law enforcement sensitive” and distributed through the Department of Homeland Security’s fusion centers … (click to read more)

UPDATE: Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale is briefing the House Oversight Committee on the program. Check back for updates.