The Postal Service's surveillance program
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Based on the dogged reporting of investigative journalist and Yahoo News contributor Jana Winter, Americans have recently learned about the covert internet surveillance operation being inexplicably run out of the U.S. Postal Service. The operation, charmingly dubbed \\u201ciCop,\\u201d targets citizens\\u2019 social media posts, and both the exact ends of this invasive effort, and the legal authority under which it exists, are unknown. Winter joins Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti on this episode to discuss the fruits of her reporting, the implications of her findings, and to ask why Democrats have not risen to the occasion to protect their constituents.
Plus, author Brad Stone joins to talk about his new book Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. They discuss some of Amazon\\u2019s unlikely successes (like Alexa), and notorious failures (like the Fire phone), as well as the scandalous episode where some of Bezos\\u2019s intimate text messages were leaked to the public.
GUESTS:
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- Jana Winter (@janawinter), Investigative journalist; contributor, Yahoo News \\n
- Brad Stone (@BradStone), Author; head, Global Technology coverage, Bloomberg \\n
HOSTS:
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- Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News \\n
- Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo News \\n
- Victoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host) \\n
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RESOURCES:
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- \\n\\u201cHouse Votes to Create Capitol Riot Commission\\u201d by Nicholas Fandos (May 19, New York Times) \\n
- \\n\\u201cFacial recognition, fake identities and digital surveillance tools: Inside the post office\\u2019s covert internet operations program\\u201d by Jana Winter (May 18, Yahoo News) \\n
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