December 02, 2010

Sweet Victory Couple sues Google for trespassing to shoot photos for Google Street View. Google admits violating "Do No Evil" mantra. Couple wins massive payday one dollar.
posted by es el Queso 14 years ago
  • I'd say that was about fair. If a photo of the house can be accessed on the web from their assessor's website, then what's the beef with google, other than coming up a private drive? Putting up a gate would have been a heck of a lot cheaper than a lawsuit, though.
  • If I knew the Google camera car was coming I'd quickly make a large sign saying "Copyright (c) 2010 Mapquest". Or paint a 60 foot penis on the roof. Yes, to find the link I just googled "60 foot penis", and Google has a permanent record that I did. :-(
  • That's OK, TT. I get spam for "60 foot penii" all the time.
  • The Google camera car came around last week but they haven't updated my street view that shows the car I no longer own. But if I'd had enough warning, I'd have gotten a big logo from these guys to put in front.
  • Better Google should be sued for intrusion on our search history for marketing purposes, or whatever else suits them (if you can't turn off stinkin' Javascript!)
  • Nice oddity, second from last :)