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The US Postal Service plans to mount dashboard cameras in its delivery trucks that will scan roads, signs and surrounding infrastructure as vehicles make their rounds, with the agency describing the effort as a measure for community safety. The plan has drawn attention over its surveillance implications, as postal trucks would systematically photograph neighborhoods across the country during routine mail delivery.

The US Postal Service is fitting its delivery trucks with cameras that continuously record, saying the footage will gather data on roads, signage and improve community safety. The cameras are also marketed to capture passing license plates, though USPS says the vehicles will not run automated license plate reader software. Observers are raising questions about mass surveillance and how the recorded footage will be stored and used.

US Postal Inspection Service has shut down a website that sold an estimated five million counterfeit postage labels at about two dollars each, allowing shippers to send packages while evading full postage costs. The scheme reportedly cost the Postal Service significant revenue. Inspectors took the site offline as part of ongoing efforts to combat large-scale postage fraud.

The US Supreme Court has declined to reinstate a Postal Service rule affecting mail ballots, leaving it blocked ahead of the midterm elections. The decision means lower-court orders keeping the rule on hold will stand while election procedures are finalized. The ruling is drawing attention from election officials and voters preparing for the midterms.