Act Would OK Snail Mail Searches. The House overwhelmingly approves the Customs Border Security Act, which says mail can be searched at the border ‘without a search warrant.’ Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
This Act is a blatant violation of the Fourth Amendment, but that’s never stopped Congress before. I rather doubt it will stop them now. Note that this Act refers to the US Postal Service, and doesn’t say anything about FedEx.
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