karo argued april decided july drug enforcement administration dea agent learned respondents karo horton harley ordered gallons ether government informant told agent ether used extract cocaine clothing imported government obtained order authorizing installation monitoring beeper one cans ether informant consent dea agents substituted containing beeper one cans shipment thereafter agents saw karo pick ether informant followed karo house determined using beeper ether inside house monitored ether moved succession two houses including horton moved first locker one commercial storage facility locker another facility lockers rented jointly horton harley finally ether removed second storage facility respondent rhodes unidentified woman transported horton truck first rhodes house house rented horton harley respondent steele using beeper monitor agents determined beeper inside house obtained warrant search house based part information derived use beeper warrant executed horton harley steele respondent roth arrested cocaine seized respondents indicted various offenses relating cocaine district granted respondent pretrial motion suppress seized evidence grounds initial warrant install beeper invalid seizure tainted fruit unauthorized installation monitoring beeper government appealed challenge invalidation initial warrant appeals affirmed except respect rhodes holding warrant required install beeper ether monitor private dwellings storage lockers warrant search house rented horton harley steele resulting seizure tainted government prior illegal conduct therefore evidence properly suppressed horton harley steele roth karo held fourth amendment interest karo respondent infringed installation beeper informant consent sufficient validate installation transfer karo neither search seizure since conveyed information karo wished keep private interfere anyone possessory interest meaningful way pp monitoring beeper private residence location opened visual surveillance violates fourth amendment rights justifiable interest privacy residence dea agent entered house question without warrant verify ether house engaged unreasonable search within meaning fourth amendment result without warrant government surreptitiously uses beeper obtain information obtained outside curtilage house reason case deviate general rule search house conducted pursuant warrant pp evidence seized house question however suppressed respect respondents information ether house verified use beeper without warrant inadmissible respondents privacy interests house invalidate search warrant critical establishing probable cause locating without prior monitoring ether second storage facility illegal search use beeper identifying specific locker ether located locker identified smell ether emanating therefrom ether seen loaded horton truck traveled highways evident violation fourth amendment anyone without standing complain monitoring beeper located truck knotts circumstances warrant affidavit striking facts monitoring beeper searched house contained sufficient untainted information furnish probable cause issuance search warrant pp white delivered opinion burger blackmun powell joined parts ii iv rehnquist joined part iii brennan marshall stevens joined filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment rehnquist joined post stevens filed opinion concurring part dissenting part brennan marshall joined post deputy solicitor general frey argued cause briefs solicitor general lee assistant attorney general trott elliott schulder vincent gambale charles louis roberts argued cause respondents brief respondents harley et al joseph sib abraham michael vigil reber boult nancy hollander james beam filed brief respondents karo et al roger bargas appointment filed brief respondent rhodes gerald goldstein filed brief national association criminal defense lawyers amicus curiae urging affirmance justice white delivered opinion knotts held warrantless monitoring electronic tracking device beeper inside container chemicals violate fourth amendment revealed information obtained visual surveillance case called upon address two questions left unresolved knotts whether installation beeper container chemicals consent original owner constitutes search seizure within meaning fourth amendment container delivered buyer knowledge presence beeper whether monitoring beeper falls within ambit fourth amendment reveals information obtained visual surveillance august agent rottinger drug enforcement administration dea learned respondents james karo richard horton william harley ordered gallons ether government informant carl muehlenweg graphic photo design albuquerque muehlenweg told rottinger ether used extract cocaine clothing imported government obtained order authorizing installation monitoring beeper one cans ether muehlenweg consent agents substituted containing beeper one cans shipment cans painted give uniform appearance september agents saw karo pick ether muehlenweg followed karo house using visual beeper surveillance one point later day agents determined using beeper ether still inside house later determined moved undetected horton house located using beeper agent rottinger smell ether public sidewalk near horton residence two days later agents discovered ether moved using beeper located residence horton father next day beeper longer transmitting horton father house agents traced beeper commercial storage facility beeper equipment sensitive enough allow agents learn precisely locker ether agents obtained subpoena records storage company learned locker rented horton using beeper agents confirmed ether indeed one lockers row containing locker using noses detected odor ether emanating locker october agents obtained order authorizing installation entry tone alarm door jamb locker able tell door opened installing alarm agents observed cans containing ether still inside agents ceased visual beeper surveillance relying instead entry tone alarm however october horton retrieved contents locker without sounding alarm agents learn entry manager storage facility notified horton using beeper agents traced beeper another facility three days later agents detected smell ether coming locker learned manager horton harley rented locker using alias day ether removed first storage facility agents obtained order authorizing installation entry tone alarm locker instead installing alarm obtained consent manager facility install video camera locker view locker february agents observed means video camera gene rhodes unidentified woman removing cans locker loading onto rear bed horton pickup truck using visual beeper surveillance agents tracked truck rhodes residence parked driveway agents observed rhodes woman bringing boxes items inside house loading items trunk automobile agents see cans transferred pickup february car pickup left driveway traveled along public highways taos trip two vehicles physical electronic surveillance vehicles arrived house taos rented horton harley michael steele agents maintain tight surveillance fear detection vehicles left taos residence agents determined using beeper monitor beeper still inside house february beeper revealed ether still premises one point agents noticed windows house wide open cold windy day leading suspect ether used february agents applied obtained warrant search taos residence based part information derived use beeper warrant executed february horton harley steele evan roth arrested cocaine laboratory equipment seized respondents karo horton harley steele roth indicted conspiring possess cocaine intent distribute underlying offense respondent rhodes indicted conspiracy possess district granted respondents pretrial motion suppress evidence seized taos residence grounds initial warrant install beeper invalid taos seizure tainted fruit unauthorized installation monitoring beeper appealed challenge invalidation initial warrant appeals affirmed except respect rhodes holding warrant required install beeper one cans ether monitor private dwellings storage lockers warrant search taos resulting seizure tainted prior illegal conduct government evidence therefore properly suppressed respect respondents horton harley steele roth held protectible interests privacy taos dwelling respect respondent karo beeper installed without warrant monitored host house granted government petition certiorari raised question whether warrant required authorize either installation beeper subsequent monitoring deal contention turn ii judgment favor karo rested major part conclusion installation violated fourth amendment rights information obtained monitoring beeper tainted initial illegality must deal legality warrantless installation clear actual placement beeper violated one fourth amendment rights beeper placed belonged time dea stretch imagination said respondents legitimate expectation privacy ether original cans hand belonged possession muehlenweg given consent invasion items occurred thus even substitution cans agents placed beeper one original cans muehlenweg consent sufficient validate placement beeper see matlock frazier cupp appeals acknowledged karo took control ether dea muehlenweg presumably ether whatever liked without violating karo rights hold actual placement beeper ether violated fourth amendment instead held violation occurred time transferred karo stated individuals legitimate expectation privacy objects coming rightful ownership electronic devices attached devices give law enforcement agents opportunity monitor location objects times every place objects taken including inside private residences areas right free warrantless governmental intrusion unquestioned ibid likewise believe transfer container constituted seizure seizure property occurs meaningful interference individual possessory interests property ibid although may contained unknown unwanted foreign object said anyone possessory interest interfered meaningful way technical trespass space occupied beeper existence physical trespass marginally relevant question whether fourth amendment violated however actual trespass neither necessary sufficient establish constitutional violation compare katz trespass fourth amendment violation oliver trespass fourth amendment violation course presence beeper constituted seizure merely occupation space follow presence object regardless nature violate fourth amendment conclude fourth amendment interest karo respondent infringed installation beeper rather impairment privacy interests may occurred occasioned monitoring beeper iii knotts law enforcement officials consent seller installed beeper chloroform monitored beeper delivery buyer minneapolis minn although partial visual surveillance automobile containing moved along public highways beeper enabled officers locate area cabin near shell lake information provided basis issuance search warrant case came us installation beeper challenged monitoring issue held since movements automobile arrival containing beeper area cabin observed naked eye fourth amendment violation committed monitoring beeper trip cabin knotts record show beeper monitored containing inside cabin therefore occasion consider whether constitutional violation occurred fact otherwise gainsaying beeper used locate ether specific house taos information turn used secure warrant search house affidavit supporting application search warrant recited ether arrived residence motor vehicle later departed fear detection maintain tight surveillance residence using beeper locator positively determined beeper ether described earlier affidavit inside premises searched beeper locator direction finder pinpointed beeper signal emanating premises later saturday daytime february beeper locator still shows strong beeper signal emanating inside residence app risk belaboring obvious private residences places individual normally expects privacy free governmental intrusion authorized warrant expectation plainly one society prepared recognize justifiable cases deviated basic fourth amendment principle searches seizures inside home without warrant presumptively unreasonable absent exigent circumstances welsh wisconsin steagald payton new york case dea agent thought useful enter taos residence verify ether actually house done surreptitiously without warrant little doubt engaged unreasonable search within meaning fourth amendment purposes amendment result without warrant government surreptitiously employs electronic device obtain information obtained observation outside curtilage house beeper tells agent particular article actually located particular time private residence possession person persons whose residence watched even visual surveillance revealed article beeper attached entered house later monitoring verifies officers observations also establishes article remains premises example beeper monitored significant period arrival ether taos application warrant search monitoring electronic device beeper course less intrusive search reveal critical fact interior premises government extremely interested knowing otherwise obtained without warrant case thus like knotts beeper told authorities nothing interior knotts cabin information obtained knotts voluntarily conveyed anyone wanted look said monitoring indicated beeper inside house fact visually verified accept government contention completely free constraints fourth amendment determine means electronic device without warrant without probable cause reasonable suspicion whether particular article person matter individual home particular time indiscriminate monitoring property withdrawn public view present far serious threat privacy interests home escape entirely sort fourth amendment oversight also reject government contention able monitor beepers private residences without warrant requisite justification facts believing crime committed monitoring beeper wherever goes likely produce evidence criminal activity warrantless searches presumptively unreasonable though recognized limited exceptions general rule see ross automobiles schneckloth bustamonte consent warden hayden exigent circumstances government contention warrantless beeper searches deemed reasonable based upon deprecation benefits exaggeration difficulties associated procurement warrant government argues traditional justifications warrant requirement inapplicable beeper cases large extent argument based upon contention rejected beeper constitutes minuscule intrusion protected privacy interests primary reason warrant requirement interpose neutral detached magistrate citizen officer engaged often competitive enterprise ferreting crime johnson suspected drug offenses less entitled protection suspected nondrug offenses requiring warrant salutary effect ensuring use beepers abused imposing upon agents requirement demonstrate advance justification desired search say exceptions warrant rule truly exigent circumstances exist warrant required general fourth amendment principles agents required obtain warrants prior monitoring beeper withdrawn public view government argues practical purposes forced obtain warrants every case seek use beeper way knowing advance whether beeper transmitting signals inside private premises argument warrant requirement oblige government obtain warrants large number cases hardly compelling argument requirement worthy note event particularly attractive case argue impractical obtain warrant since warrant fact obtained case seemingly probable cause also unpersuaded argument warrant required difficulty satisfying particularity requirement fourth amendment government contends impossible describe place searched location place precisely sought discovered search brief however true may still possible describe object beeper placed circumstances led agents wish install beeper length time beeper surveillance requested view information suffice permit issuance warrant authorizing beeper installation surveillance sum discern reason deviating general rule search house conducted pursuant warrant iv said maintaining beeper agents verified ether actually located taos house remained warrant sought information obtained without warrant therefore inadmissible trial privacy interests house horton harley steele roth information included warrant affidavit also invalidate warrant search house proved critical establishing probable cause issuance warrant however sufficient untainted evidence presented warrant affidavit establish probable cause warrant nevertheless valid franks delaware requires casual examination warrant affidavit relevant respects consists undisputed factual assertions conclude officers secured warrant without relying beeper locate ether house sought searched affidavit recounted tracking evidence including visual beeper surveillance horton pickup trip albuquerque immediate vicinity taos residence departure short time later without ether later return residence visual observation residence windows open cold night leaves question whether part additional information contained warrant affidavit fruit fourth amendment violation occupants house object far present record reveals two four respondents standing object search residence steele roth interest arguably private places beeper monitored prior arrival taos evidence seized house admissible question horton harley somewhat complicated initial leg journey ether came rest karo house monitored moved succession two houses including horton moved first locker one public warehouse locker another lockers rented jointly horton harley september ether removed second storage facility transported taos assuming present purposes prior arrival second warehouse beeper illegally used locate ether house place horton harley justifiable claim privacy confident use beeper taint later use locating ether tracking taos movement ether first warehouse undetected monitoring beeper agents discovered moved second storage facility prior monitoring beeper contributed discovery using beeper purpose thus untainted possible prior illegality furthermore beeper informed agents ether somewhere warehouse identify specific locker ether located monitoring beeper revealed nothing contents locker horton harley rented hence search locker locker identified agents traversing public parts facility found smell ether coming specific locker agents set visual surveillance locker september observed rhodes female remove ether load horton pickup truck truck moved public streets tracked beeper rhodes house temporarily parked truck observed departing tracked visually beeper vicinity house taos locating ether warehouse illegal search ether seen loaded horton truck traveled public highways evident knotts violation fourth amendment anyone without standing complain monitoring beeper located horton truck circumstances clear warrant affidavit striking facts monitoring beeper taos residence contained sufficient untainted information furnish probable cause issuance search warrant evidence seized house suppressed respect respondents judgment appeals accordingly reversed footnotes appeals reversed rhodes since shown beeper located place reasonable expectation privacy shown possessory interest ether invaded installation beeper despite holding warrants installation monitoring beeper obviously desirable since may useful even critical monitor beeper determine actually located place open visual surveillance evident monitoring without warrant may violate fourth amendment justice observes homeowner reasonable expectation person invited home wired microphone transmits conversations engages see white proposition concludes homeowner reasonable expectation invitee bring object containing beeper home post observation relevant one conspirators case consented placement beeper relevance case hand surely government surreptitiously plants listening device unsuspecting household guest family member monitors conversations homeowner homeowner challenge monitoring conversations regardless fact power give effective consent search visitor post plurality recognized white supra substantial distinction revelation government party conversations defendant eavesdropping conversations without knowledge consent either party homeowner takes risk guest cooperate government risk trustworthy friend bugged government without knowledge consent justice view easily said katz katz reasonable expectation privacy conversation person speaking might divulged contents conversation nothing left fourth amendment right privacy anything hypothetical government informant might reveal stripped constitutional protection rawlings kentucky simply inapposite since rawlings home challenged search occurred cf alderman homeowner standing challenge illegal search house even interest property seized justice seems recognize much noting discussion katz post third person never used particular telephone line standing challenge illegal eavesdropping phone line third person however different analysis involved insists beeper monitoring deemed search showing reasonable suspicion rather probable cause suffice execution issue however us initial warrant invalidated want probable cause plainly existed misleading statements affidavit government appeal invalidation warrant case turned government prevails without warrant authorizing installation time enough resolve probable suspicion issue case requires monitoring disclosed presence container within particular locker result otherwise surely horton harley reasonable expectation privacy storage locker although unwarranted monitoring beeper karo house foreclose using evidence taint discovery ether second warehouse ensuing surveillance trip taos justice justice rehnquist joins concurring part concurring judgment join parts ii iv opinion agree substantial portions part iii well agree installation beeper container consent container present owner implicates fourth amendment concerns subsequent transfer container unactivated beeper one unaware beeper presence also unobjectionable beeper activated track movements container privacy interests implicated view however privacy interests unusually narrow narrower suggested part iii opinion container moved public highways places container owner reasonable expectation movements tracked without consent activation beeper infringes reasonable expectation privacy knotts situation location container defeats expectation movements tracked addition one lacks ownership container power move container reasonable expectation movements container tracked beeper within container regardless container moved situation absence appropriate interest container defeats expectation privacy movements container even container brought places others may privacy interest cf rawlings kentucky white lopez threshold matter clear mere presence electronic equipment inside home transmitting information government agents outside infringe legitimate expectations privacy expectation privacy home example white supra permitted use information obtained within home means microphone secreted government agent must therefore look something concluding monitoring beeper closed container brought home violates homeowner reasonable expectations privacy holds crucial additional factor container owner consent lack consent installation beeper consent given movement container home violates reasonable expectation privacy homeowner container owner consent obtained holds homeowner expectations privacy home violated beeper enters monitored inside home even homeowner interest expectation privacy container view analysis somewhat flawed first test proposed seems squarely inconsistent rawlings kentucky supra rawlings approved admission drugs seized woman purse male companion prove legitimate expectation privacy purse indeed male companion lacked standing challenge search even though claimed ownership drugs found purse purse contained beeper reason evidence crime owner purse companion objected admission beeper evidence search closed container occurs without consent container owner give every defendant right suppress incriminating evidence found container test monitoring beeper inside guest closed private container violates homeowner expectations privacy moreover difficult reconcile matlock many similar decisions address expectations privacy closed containers homeowner entirely lacks access control guest closed container presumably lack power consent search standards articulated matlock supra surely homeowner simultaneously little interest container consent search constitutionally ineffective great interest container search violates constitutional rights standing object search container power give effective consent search go hand hand finally fundamentally difficult see homeowner expectations privacy depend way invitee actual status government informant expectations formed basis objective appearances basis facts known others stated another way homeowner expectation container contain beeper depend container owner belief container homeowner expectation privacy either inherently reasonable inherently unreasonable guest undisclosed status government informant alter reasonableness expectation ii therefore use different generally narrower test one proposed determining activated beeper closed container violates privacy homeowner whose home container moved use touchstone defendant interest container beeper placed closed container moved permission home homeowner others expectation privacy home surrender expectation privacy might otherwise retain movements container unless container dominion control reasons preferring approach require elaboration principles assessing single person privacy interests particular place location transmission system telephone line reasonably well settled relies principles particularly strong presumption privacy home analyze beeper case presented movement guest closed container another home involves overlapping privacy interests privacy interests particular locations shared several persons assessing expectations privacy requires probing analysis privacy interest home need coextensive privacy interest contents movements everything situated inside home recognized connection consent searches homeowner consent search home may effective consent search closed object inside home consent search container place effective given one common authority sufficient relationship premises effects sought inspected matlock common authority rests mutual use property persons generally joint access control purposes person privacy interest whatsoever particular container place conversation rawlings kentucky fourth amendment analysis straightforward person lacks standing suppress evidence obtained pursuant unlawful search place unlawful monitoring conversation thus third person never used particular telephone line suppress least fourth amendment grounds evidence obtained unlawful wiretap conversations two persons another relatively easy case arises two persons share identical overlapping privacy interests particular place container conversation share power surrender privacy third party persons share access closed containers also share power consent search neither consents retain right object fruits unlawful search similarly two people speak face face private place private telephone line may share expectation conversation remain private katz either may give effective consent wiretap electronic surveillance white one might say telephone line simply space separates two persons conversation jointly owned container standing challenge use evidence fruits unauthorized search container either may also give effective consent search difficult case arises one person privacy interests fall within another guest private home private container homeowner right access homeowner permits entry home container effectively surrenders segment privacy home privacy owner container insofar may possible search container without searching home homeowner suffers invasion privacy search occurs homeowner also lacks power give effective consent search closed container example evidence obtained electronic device container transmitted information contents container suppressed homeowner unless also privacy interest container even information transmitted inside home beeper case however transmitted information location contents container conceivably location home attribute partly home partly container primary privacy interest homeowner giving consent another move closed container home homeowner effectively surrendered privacy insofar location container may concerned assume absent evidence contrary words one lacks dominion control object location privacy interest invaded information disclosed simply secret beeper disclosing privacy invaded search container whose contents control iii sum privacy interest location closed container enters home homeowner permission inferred mechanically reference general privacy interests home homeowner privacy interests often narrower owner container defendant allowed challenge evidence obtained monitoring beeper installed closed container beeper monitored visual tracking container possible defendant reasonable expectation container movements remain private defendant interest container sufficient empower give effective consent search container person right container tracked means beeper depends power prevent visual observation container power control location power usually inferred privacy interest container one lacks either power legitimate expectation privacy movements container reasons stated part iv justice white opinion agree decision must reversed container moved home without permission homeowner course retains legitimate expectation container enter home fortiori legitimate expectation knowledge container location inside home broadcast world outside see broader standing rules suppress wiretap evidence set statute justice stevens justice brennan justice marshall join concurring part dissenting part beeper species radio transmitter mounted inside container much common microphone mounted person reveals location item attached functional equivalent radio transmission saying threshold question case whether beeper invaded interest protected fourth amendment wrote earlier term fourth amendment protects two kinds expectations one involving searches seizures search occurs expectation privacy society prepared consider reasonable infringed seizure property occurs meaningful interference individual possessory interests property jacobsen footnotes omitted attachment beeper judgment constituted seizure owner property course right exclude world including government concomitant right use exclusively purposes government attaches electronic monitoring device property infringes exclusionary right fundamental sense converted property use surely invasion interference possessory rights right exclude attached soon respondents purchased delivered infringed interference also meaningful character property profoundly different infected electronic bug entirely germ free impact possessory rights type governmental conduct illustrated silverman held attachment microphone heating duct apartment building order eavesdrop conversations nearby apartment implicated fourth amendment officers overheard petitioners conversations usurping part petitioners house office heating system integral part premises occupied petitioners usurpation effected without knowledge without consent circumstances need pause consider whether technical trespass local property law relating party walls inherent fourth amendment rights inevitably measurable terms ancient niceties tort real property law omitted ii developed relatively straightforward test determining expectations privacy protected fourth amendment respect possession personal property personal property plain view public possession property sense private hence unprotected person knowingly exposes public even home office subject fourth amendment protection katz person property concealed public view however fact possession private subject fourth amendment protection one point virtually unanimous agreement robbins california constitutional distinction worthy unworthy containers improper central purpose fourth amendment forecloses distinction frail cottage kingdom absolutely entitled guarantees privacy majestic mansion also may traveler carries toothbrush articles clothing paper bag knotted scarf claim equal right conceal possessions official inspection sophisticated executive locked attache case ross knotts illustrates approach agents watched container chloroform placed beeper delivered knotts codefendant placed car used beeper track car movements single trip public place used way beeper disclose codefendant possession property agents already knew revealed route trip areas open public something hardly concealed public view held person traveling automobile public throroughfares reasonable expectation privacy movements one place another certainly true homeowner reasonable expectation privacy contents home including items owned others alderman focusing interest homeowner obscure independent interest possession property monitored use beeper property home location concealed public view case beeper enabled agents learn facts exposed public view knotts agents already saw codefendant take possession chloroform therefore beeper accomplished following codefendant without aid beeper container went karo house agents thereafter learned container use beeper beeper alone told container taken private residences storage areas transported one place another recognizes concealment personal property public view gives rise fourth amendment protection writes indiscriminate monitoring property withdrawn public view present far serious threat privacy interests home escape entirely sort fourth amendment oversight ante omitted protection limited times beeper home beeper also revealed ether moved person drives public thoroughfare car ether concealed trunk exposing public view fact possession ether still withdrawn public view hence location entitled constitutional protection footlocker see chadwick even knotted scarf entitles owner property conceal location official inspection surely placing car suffices well case beeper enabled agents discover concealed karo house point thereafter district find government contend location exposed public view agents know moved hence able follow route without aid beeper moreover agents employed visual surveillance determine moved fear detection ante beeper enabled learn location personal property exposed public view invaded interest embraced fourth amendment conception search search began moment karo brought house hence concealed public view general matter private citizen entitled assume fact assume possessions infected concealed electronic devices concealment items personal property significantly compromises owner interest privacy making impossible conceal item possession location government despite fact fourth amendment protects privacy interest location personal property exposed public view find little comfort notion invasion privacy occurs listener obtains significant information use device ante expectation privacy measured standpoint citizen whose privacy stake government compromised moment invasion occurs bathtub less private area plumber present even back turned agents know possession property entered karo house moment concealed view beeper enabled agents learn location property otherwise concealed public view infringed privacy interest protected fourth amendment iii impact beeper surveillance upon interests protected fourth amendment leads regard perfectly sensible conclusion absent exigent circumstances government agents constitutional duty obtain warrant install electronic device private citizen property government challenge conclusion warrant purporting authorize installation beeper obtained improperly affirm judgment appeals engage de novo examination record effort determine whether sufficient information independent obtained means beeper support issuance warrant search taos house question raised petition certiorari briefed parties surely inquiry made first instance trial parties opportunity argue issue accordingly respectfully dissent seizure issue decided knotts knotts challenge installation beeper impact possessory rights see see also brennan concurring judgment stevens concurring judgment makes difference case beeper initially attached yet delivered respondents delivery effected container respondents property right exclude world point infringement constitutionally protected interest began follows possessory interests beeper attached standing challenge seizure seizure tainted beeper surveillance case see smith maryland miller dionisio see jacobsen white concurring part concurring judgment illinois andreas robbins california plurality opinion arkansas sanders chadwick see also jacobsen careful note beeper revealed anything exposed public view police car following petschen distance throughout journey observed leaving public highway arriving cabin owned respondent drum chloroform still car fact along others used government obtaining search warrant led discovery clandestine drug laboratory indication beeper used way reveal information movement drum within cabin way visible naked eye outside cabin see also ante agree response ante justice position take homeowner power check inside container presence beeper must always assume risk guests carry items electronically monitored moreover believe electronic surveillance become ever permitted become pervasive homeowners must expect containers brought homes infested electronic bugs rawlings kentucky establishes one may reasonable expectation privacy contents container possession another search case occur rawlings home see hence sheds light fourth amendment rights homeowner rights defined alderman concluded homeowner may object police conduct reveals gone home irrespective whether expectation privacy effects searched seized police make unwarranted search house seize tangible property belonging third parties even transcript conversation homeowner may object use interest seized items effects protected fourth amendment fruits unauthorized search house expressly protected fourth amendment omitted seems acknowledge much since indicates location property private even home see ante even assumed beeper infringes privacy interests respect location items concealed within home search concludes began containing beeper went karo home end left home agents monitored beeper later point learned longer home invasion privacy karo home continued learning longer home monitoring told agents something otherwise known karo home monitoring beeper constitutes search establishes article remains premises ante less search establishes article left premises reason holding part iv opinion violation respondents privacy rights left second warehouse taint later monitoring flawed later monitoring necessarily told police container left areas considers protected therefore violated privacy rights follows believe justice criteria sufficient accord accused standing challenge beeper surveillance person power prevent visual surveillance container hence reasonable expectation location property remain private challenge beeper surveillance container ante since location property concealed public view hence private concealed items persons whose privacy invaded property concealed place reasonably expect location remain private see salvucci mere transfer karo containing unmonitored beeper infringed privacy interest ante presumably also conclude privacy interest infringed entrance blindfolded plumber follows disagree conclusion monitoring beeper revealed second warehouse constitute search ante property concealed public view location secret hence revealing location beeper infringed expectation privacy without beeper agents never found warehouse hence never set visual surveillance locker containing ether questions presented petition certiorari whether warrantless installation beeper inside container chemicals consent original owner violates fourth amendment rights suspect drug manufacturing scheme container subsequently transferred whether warrantless monitoring signals beeper installed inside container chemicals law enforcement authorities reasonably believe used manufacture illegal drugs violates fourth amendment monitoring occurs beeper located within home private area commercial storage locker pet cert