US Postal Service settled FOIA suit, releasing limited records of iCOP social media surveillance of protests

Ce qui s’est passé

The U.S. Postal Service used its iCOP program to monitor social media posts about protests in 2020‑2021. After a FOIA lawsuit by the EFF, the agency settled and released some bulletins and email excerpts. The disclosed materials show minimal oversight and internal guidance that the surveillance did not target protected groups.

Pourquoi c’est important pour la confiance et la conformité

• Its status is settled. The case has an outcome that others may cite.
• The settlement reveals government social‑media surveillance of First Amendment activity, raising privacy and oversight concerns.

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