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> I don't think there is any privacy expectation there, any more than there would be if I took my "papers" out of my desk drawer and threw them out my car window.

Isn't this a bit more like the cops replacing your trash can with a scanner, though?




Collecting your trash can and inspecting the contents isn't a 4th amendment violation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_v._Greenwood




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