Post Office Eavesdropping in Washington State Discontinued

March 3, 2003 - Privacy News

Postmasters in Everett and Marysville, Washington, set up baby monitors to listen into the transactions between clerks and customers. Apparently the postmasters were worried that the clerks were forgetting to ask whether packages contained hazardous materials; however, they never bothered to let the customers know that they were being monitored.

The eavesdropping has now been discontinued.

Source: KOMO

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Last updated March 6, 2003