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Re:Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area ... by mrunkel on Friday April 27, 2018 @05:00AM (#16939373)
>Trash left on the street is considered abandoned property.

I wouldn't be so sure of that interpretation. In most places that I've lived, you could be arrested for taking things out of the trash, whether in front of your house, or even if dumped on the side of the road.

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Re:Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area ... by astura on Friday April 27, 2018 @08:31AM (#16940287)
No you can't, in the US the case law is extremely clear that trash is fair game. See: California v. Greenwood

That being said, you can't trespass to obtain the trash.

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Re:Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area ... by dekhn on Friday April 27, 2018 @08:17AM (#16940194)
Nope, law is pretty clear on this one: people can take things from trash.
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