And yet another loss of privacy, without so much as a whimper from anyone...

I can't believe it...

So much the better for using encryption, obfuscation, and one-time pads (all in combination) for securing email...

The Postal Accountability and Enforcement Act had a signing statement attached to it that said, "The white house believes the postal law has always given the president the right to open the mail, in quote, exigent circumstances."

This is a radical departure to our constitutional rights, and should be raised to the highest level of challenge, so that the President and the Attorney General would have to follow the current laws that require a warrant to open mail... not just anytime they "feel" threatened...

NPR : Federal Government Can Now Open Citizens' Mail