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Re:Judge Rejects Defense That FBI Illegally Hacked Silk Road... by debian3 on Friday October 10, 2014 @10:39PM (#8441035)
"That's not what this means. You can't claim fourth amendment protection on someone else's property"

Ok, so if you rent a car for 3yrs, then they can search it without your consent because technically you don't own it?

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Re:Judge Rejects Defense That FBI Illegally Hacked Silk Road... by anigbrowl on Friday October 10, 2014 @11:36PM (#8441152)
No. While the car is legally in your possession and you leave it closed, you have an expectation of privacy even though you don't own the vehicle title outright.
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