- Jurisdiction
- South America
An Argentinian man was awarded $12,500 for invasion of privacy after being photographed naked (bare butt) in his back yard by the Google Maps truck for its Street View feature. While his face was not shown, the appeals court nonetheless determined that the man's privacy was improperly breached due to Google's camera being higher above ground than expected and capable of seeing over a 6 and a half foot fence - and his address being posted. Connecting butt with the address subjected him to a multitude of media exposure. The trial court dismissed the claim finding the man responsible for repercussions of walking around outside naked.
I wonder whether Google argued that the height may have been no higher than that of trucks, whose passengers should be able to easily peer over the 6.5 foot fence - but the use of a camera may have been distinguished. It would be interesting to obtain a transcript of this case.
As the article notes, related and interesting US case law includes:
I wonder whether Google argued that the height may have been no higher than that of trucks, whose passengers should be able to easily peer over the 6.5 foot fence - but the use of a camera may have been distinguished. It would be interesting to obtain a transcript of this case.
As the article notes, related and interesting US case law includes:
- Google Maps / Street View Liable for $1 under trespass law taking a photo of a Pittsburgh house which the plaintiffs alleged could only have been photographed if a photographer traveled down a road marked as private property.
- Google Street View lawsuit settles for $13 million: Allegation Google Maps cars were photographing areas for Street View in over two dozen countries and also gathered data and private information from wifi networks.
