Republican lawmakers push for end to iCOP, the Postal Service surveillance
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By Ryan Lovelace
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The Washington Times
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Friday, April 30, 2021
Republican lawmakers said they are pushing to end the U.S. Postal Service’s surveillance of Americans via its internet covert operations program (iCOP).
The program purportedly monitored Americans via their social media posts, and lawmakers have pressed the Postal Service for answers about their conduct.
Ten Republican representatives are pushing to defund iCOP via the “USPIS Surveillance Protection Act,” following a private briefing that Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale held with lawmakers last week.