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发帖数: 1 | 1 The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on
Tuesday requested an investigation into a branch of the U.S. Postal Service
in the wake of reports that it carried out online surveillance of Americans
’ social media posts.
Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and ranking member James Comer
(R-Ky.) sent a letter to Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb
urging her to open an investigation in the Postal Services' Internet Covert
Operations Program (iCOP).
The request comes a month after Yahoo News reported on a March bulletin sent
out by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). The bulletin cited iCOP
concerns about potential protests planned for March 20 based on “online
inflammatory material” and posts on social media platforms Parler and
Telegram, and noted that iCOP was “currently monitoring these social media
channels for any potential threats.”
Maloney and Comer on Tuesday expressed “concern” that iCOP was being used
to “perform intelligence operations on First Amendment activity.”
“These activities raise serious questions about the scope of the program,
the extent of sharing of information among law enforcement agencies, and
whether USPIS has the authority to conduct such an operation,” the
committee leaders wrote.
The investigation comes after Comer and more than 30 House Republicans sent
a letter in April to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting a briefing on
iCOP.
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/555397-lawmakers-request-
investigation-into-postal-services-covert-operations | k**0
发帖数: 1 | 2 iCop (Big Brother) is always watching |
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