Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View

mikkl666 writes "A couple from Pittsburgh has sued Google because a photo of their house appeared on Google Street View. They are demanding in excess of $25,000 to make up for the 'mental suffering' and the diminished value of their home. Their street is apparently marked with a 'Private Road' sign, and they claim that putting a photo of their property online is an 'intentional and/or grossly reckless invasion' of their privacy. Google, on the other hand, claims that this lawsuit is pointless since anyone can ask them to have pictures removed without legal action. We've previously discussed some of the privacy concerns surrounding Street View."

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[stratjakt]

I'm glad we have folks like you to white knight poor defenseless Google, but the fact is that these numbers people sue for are supposed to be PUNITIVE, not COMPENSATORY. They are supposed to punish. To punish Google, you sue for as much as possible to get publicity, to get the CEO to fucking notice that not everybody is signed up for his brave new world.

Google's agents, to take the photos they did, had to trespass. Even though this is a minor offense, it is still a crime, and do we really want corporations to be able to ignore laws they consider beneath them financially?