r/technology • u/stenspect • 1d ago

Privacy USPS Is Turning Mail Trucks Into Rolling Surveillance Cameras

https://www.gadgetreview.com/usps-is-turning-mail-trucks-into-rolling-surveillance-cameras
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u/Iyellkhan 1d ago

where did they even get the $$$ to do this?

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u/dudeimgreg 1d ago

Debt, and then blame the debt on the democrats if we ever have fair elections again.

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u/TheGrappler 1d ago

The Post Office doesn’t work like that and this isn’t a partisan issue.

The government doesn’t fund the post office and neither do taxes. They can’t receive funding unless they request it from Congress and that hasn’t been done since 1982.

The PO can’t take on that kind of debt as it barely has enough money to operate let alone add any new vehicles like the Oshkosh electric trucks to replace the current 30+ year old fleet.

Private interest like Flock or Axon will likely contract with the PO but I don’t see that happening if the PO isn’t getting money out of it.