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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by Maximus9000 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @10:16PM (#19688204)
That reminds me of this article where authorities deemed to OK to go through peoples trash... so Journalists went through those same authorities trash:

https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-1616-rubbish.html-2

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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by itronitron on Thursday April 18, 2019 @01:33AM (#19688952)
>> * Used pekoe tea bags, many.

Sure I drink tea, if someone asks me I'm not going to lie about that.

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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by michelledepeil on Thursday April 18, 2019 @01:46AM (#19688999)
That's just because tea drinking is currently socially acceptable. As examples, in a western context: what if it wasn't tea bags but used condoms? In a middle-eastern context: empty beer bottles?

Worse, you can't predict what will happen to society and its rules, up to the point of "normal" stuff becoming illegal. Take as an example the (new) laws on pornography in the UK. What if have an under-18s minor in your house and your trashbags are full of pornmags?

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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by itronitron on Thursday April 18, 2019 @06:48AM (#19690058)
i completely agree, the tea comment is a reference to this...

https://youtu.be/ijFDkpNma-k?t=64

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