Google StreetView Is In Your Driveway

hermit_crab writes "Janet and George McKee are the neighbors of the Borings, who we discussed yesterday as the couple suing Google over StreetView. The McKees own a house that is featured in a much more intrusive set of Google StreetView images. 'The Google car continued past the steps leading to the McKees's front door and came to a stop outside the house's three-car garage (and next to the family's trampoline and portable basketball rim). Taking photos all the time, the Google vehicle was squarely on private property, a fact that presumably should have been apparent when the gravel path became paved.' Unlike the Borings, the McKees have not announced intentions to sue Google, nor have they requested to have the images removed."

Comments

Or a Better Government

[eldavojohn]

Looks like you need a robots.txt... ...for your driveway. Nah, just a sign making it illegal for Google vans to Austin Powers it in your driveway. While they are great at coding, they can at best execute a 68 point U-turn.

Or merely a government that genuinely cares about your privacy, they should be going after Google for the infraction of ... oh, wait a minute, this happened in The United States. Good luck with that!

I really don't understand this issue.

[jskline]

I firmly believe that the line is crossed when they begin peering into your windows of your abode. At that point, it is an invasion of privacy. Unless there is a sign that is posted saying private drive, no trespass, then I don't think they really have a leg to stand on. More over; this still comes down to the basics of; "if you have nothing to hide, then what is the problem?"