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Why? Do you have an expectation of privacy for the things you put in your rubbish? It's a landfill not a secure data storage site.

amelius 2y ago
There are laws about looking into people's trash. Typically it is only allowed for police investigations.
- hiatus 2y ago
  This varies greatly by jurisdiction.
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    And it's also important to understand that laws only stipulate penalties for performing an act, a disincentive if you will. You can still do it if you're fine with the consequences; ink on paper can't stop someone from rifling through your garbage right here right now. Anyone who cares to secure the privacy of his refuse should see to its thorough and irreversible destruction prior to disposal.
- euroderf 2y ago
  A long time ago iin DC the WashPost had a great story by taking Henry Kissinger's trash over a period of time and poring over it. The solution was the creation of private trash removal services.
  - Someone 2y ago
    Links: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/09/archives/notes-on-people-kissingers-trash-collectedby-a-reporter.html https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/09/archives/notes-on-people-...: A reporter on assignment for the weekly National Enquirer who had an extraordinary interest in Secretary of State Kissinger's trash was questioned for two‐and‐a‐half hours by Secret Servicemen and Washington policemen Monday night after he picked up five bags of the Kissinger garbage. “Jay Gourley, a 37‐year‐old Washington‐based reporter, was allowed to keep the Kissinger refuse after he argued, successfully, that it was property abandoned on public land, according to an Enquirer spokesmen.” https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/21/archives/paper-says-kissingers-garbage-had-secret-service-documents.html https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/21/archives/paper-says-kissi...: “In an article published in this week's editions, the newspaper said documents retrieved by Mr. Gourley included the following: ¶Detailed work schedules for the agents on duty at Mr. Kissinger's home and the names of most of the agents assigned to him. ¶A memorandum that revealed that the Secret Service was testing a new code light signal system for all its limousines. ¶A handwritten note on the back of an activity report that gave the number and type of arms and ammunition carried in each Secret Service limousine. ¶A handwritten note presumably written by an agent indicating that a shotgun had been left behind on Mr. Kissinger's trip to the Virgin Islands last month.” https://www.gettyimages.ca/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=“Jay%20Gourley” https://www.gettyimages.ca/search/2/image?family=editorial&p...: photos of him returning the garbage.
- Ekaros 2y ago
  But if you own the landfill does it not mean you own everything in there as well? So you could riffle through it for say recycling however much you want. Ofc, keeping in mind copy rights and privacy rights with publication. But technically you could collect all papers, pictures and so on for recycling or burning for energy.
  - amelius 2y ago
    > But if you own the landfill does it not mean you own everything in there as well? What I'm saying is that there are laws about that. People throw away sensitive stuff, ranging from letters, documents, photos to used condoms. Do you suggest we allow individuals and companies to buy this stuff and collect the information without any laws? https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/p1pi5n/gmen/ https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/p1pi5n/gmen/

amelius 2y ago

There are laws about looking into people's trash. Typically it is only allowed for police investigations.

hiatus 2y ago
This varies greatly by jurisdiction.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  And it's also important to understand that laws only stipulate penalties for performing an act, a disincentive if you will. You can still do it if you're fine with the consequences; ink on paper can't stop someone from rifling through your garbage right here right now. Anyone who cares to secure the privacy of his refuse should see to its thorough and irreversible destruction prior to disposal.
euroderf 2y ago
A long time ago iin DC the WashPost had a great story by taking Henry Kissinger's trash over a period of time and poring over it. The solution was the creation of private trash removal services.
- Someone 2y ago
  Links: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/09/archives/notes-on-people-kissingers-trash-collectedby-a-reporter.html https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/09/archives/notes-on-people-...: A reporter on assignment for the weekly National Enquirer who had an extraordinary interest in Secretary of State Kissinger's trash was questioned for two‐and‐a‐half hours by Secret Servicemen and Washington policemen Monday night after he picked up five bags of the Kissinger garbage. “Jay Gourley, a 37‐year‐old Washington‐based reporter, was allowed to keep the Kissinger refuse after he argued, successfully, that it was property abandoned on public land, according to an Enquirer spokesmen.” https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/21/archives/paper-says-kissingers-garbage-had-secret-service-documents.html https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/21/archives/paper-says-kissi...: “In an article published in this week's editions, the newspaper said documents retrieved by Mr. Gourley included the following: ¶Detailed work schedules for the agents on duty at Mr. Kissinger's home and the names of most of the agents assigned to him. ¶A memorandum that revealed that the Secret Service was testing a new code light signal system for all its limousines. ¶A handwritten note on the back of an activity report that gave the number and type of arms and ammunition carried in each Secret Service limousine. ¶A handwritten note presumably written by an agent indicating that a shotgun had been left behind on Mr. Kissinger's trip to the Virgin Islands last month.” https://www.gettyimages.ca/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=“Jay%20Gourley” https://www.gettyimages.ca/search/2/image?family=editorial&p...: photos of him returning the garbage.
Ekaros 2y ago
But if you own the landfill does it not mean you own everything in there as well? So you could riffle through it for say recycling however much you want. Ofc, keeping in mind copy rights and privacy rights with publication. But technically you could collect all papers, pictures and so on for recycling or burning for energy.
- amelius 2y ago
  > But if you own the landfill does it not mean you own everything in there as well? What I'm saying is that there are laws about that. People throw away sensitive stuff, ranging from letters, documents, photos to used condoms. Do you suggest we allow individuals and companies to buy this stuff and collect the information without any laws? https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/p1pi5n/gmen/ https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/p1pi5n/gmen/