Expectation of privacy is a legal test which is crucial in defining the scope of the applicability of the privacy protections of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It is related to, but is not the same as, a right to privacy, a much broader concept which is found in many legal systems (see privacy law). Overview There are two types of expectations of privacy: Subjective expectation of privacy: a certain individual's opinion that a certain location or situation is private; varies greatly from person to person Objective, legitimate, reasonable expectation of privacy: an expectation of privacy generally recognized by society and perhaps protected by law.Examples of places where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy are a person's residence or hotel room, and public places which have been specifically provided by businesses or the public sector in order to ensure privacy, such as public restrooms, private portions of jailhouses, or a phone booth.In general, one cannot have a reasonable expectation of privacy for things put into a public space. There are...