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		rayiner on April 10, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IRS claims it can read your e-mail without a warra... There are special laws protecting mailboxes. They are actually property of the USPS. A better example is if you left a computer printout in your building's leasing office. That is not protected.

belorn on April 10, 2013 [–]

It should be mentioned that those laws are being eroded. The sanctiness of the post is no longer as safe as it used to be.

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