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Facial recognition, fake identities and digital surveillance tools: Inside the post office’s covert internet operations program

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Facial recognition, fake identities and digital surveillance tools: Inside the post office’s covert internet operations program

Republicans were told social media surveillance of protests was prompted by the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests that erupted in response to Floyd’s death. That video was not part of the briefing for Democrats.

Chief postal inspector tells lawmakers that social media monitoring began after George Floyd protests

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Chief postal inspector tells lawmakers that social media monitoring began after George Floyd protests

Yet now it’s Republicans leading the charge against the USPS, after it emerged that iCOP was monitoring right-wing social media accounts following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. It’s unclear if news that the program was also tracking protests related to Black Lives Matter will prompt Democratic lawmakers, who have so far been silent about the program, to join their GOP colleagues in asking for more answers.

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The Postal Service is running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts