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Patrick Powers's avatar

But do they open the mail and read the contents?

This was a thing in the old days -- wax seals helped but only slowed it down -- but it's so labor intensive that it can't be widespread.

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Skeptical Faith's avatar

They can probably read without even opening the letter knowadays

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Bill Owen's avatar

No, not normally. it's just one of their many tools of observation, and repression.

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