> When you put something out into the public, it's fair game I disagree with this. In my situation my garbage pickup is done by a private company. What gives y

> When you put something out into the public, it's fair game I disagree with this. In my situation my garbage pickup is done by a private company. What gives you or the FBI the right to rummage thru my garbage which I have left out for the private company to dispose of? Let's turn it around. Let's say that Amazon, a private company, delivers a package to me, but I'm not home. Do you (or the FBI) have a right to paw thru the contents just because it was left on my doorstep? What about if the US Postal Service (an agency of the federal government) leaves a package on my doorstep? Is it OK for the FBI to paw thru it? Edit: to add to this, what about if my garbage isn't out at the curb of the street, but instead is in my driveway or sidewalk, on my private property? Is keeping the garbage can a few feet from the street enough to keep my privacy rights intact? In many cities garbage pickup is done from the sidewalk, not from the street. And I know it's private property, based on how many "slip and slide" lawsuits get filed against private homeowners.