To search my car lawfully in the US you’d require a warrant. Doesn’t matter if my car is parked on the street. But you could lawfully take a photo of me in that car pretty much anywhere in “public” and that would also be considered lawful.

The poster said nothing about the state. They were talking about privacy. They gave a long list of things that we aren't allowed to do even if we are "able" to do them, and then made the false claim that we are allowed to take pictures "just because we can." Maybe they have beliefs about the line being in the wrong place for other things, but this submission is about a type of picture, and the poster specifically mentioned taking pictures. So me talking about picture makes perfect sense, bringing in the state searching your car makes next to zero sense.

The context of the poster you responded to’s point is that the government decides and makes a line between what is private and what isn’t.

The poster said absolutely zero about the state. None. Zilch. Zip. When you accused me of narrowing the scope, you were actually projecting your expansion of the scope.

But make no mistake about it, if a cop walks by your car and sees a dead body in the back seat, they don't need to get a warrant to search your car...because there is no expectation of privacy...which is, of course, actually what we are talking about.