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[joering2]

> Picking up papers out of the trash has always been fair game for law enforcement

AFAIK LE still needs a warrant of some kind in order to go through your trash. At least that's what I remember from watching The Star Chamber.

[rhino369 → joering2]

It probably varies by jurisdiction, but generally, trash is abandoned and you retain no rights over it.