Privacy Group Challenges USPS Surveillance Operation

Privacy Group Challenges USPS Surveillance Operation
A general view of the United States Postal Service (USPS) headquarters building in Washington Dec. 30, 2014. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
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A prominent internet privacy group is suing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), alleging that its social media surveillance program violates federal law.

According to a lawsuit filed last week in Washington by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the USPS has been operating its Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) without conducting a privacy impact assessment—a review of what information is collected, why it’s being collected, how the information is used, and how the data is stored.