Couple Suing Google Over Google Maps

When Google launched its Google Maps, Pentagon said the images on the site could pose a threat to national security. Now, a couple from western Pennsylvania believes that the company's Street View has violated their privacy. Christine and Aaron Boring filed a lawsuit against the search engine giant Google at the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County stating that they made the decision to buy their $163,000-worth house because they need privacy
When Google launched its Google Maps, Pentagon said the images on the site could pose a threat to national security. Now, a couple from western Pennsylvania believes that the company’s “Street View” has violated their privacy. Christine and Aaron Boring filed a lawsuit against the search engine giant Google at the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County stating that they made the decision to buy their $163,000-worth house because they need privacy.

According to the lawsuit, the Borings alleged Google as taking pictures from what was labeled as “private property”. The couple stated that not only did the images from Google’s Street View caused their family distress, it also devalued their property.

In 2007, Google added the “Street View” feature to Google maps, allowing users to glimpse various views in cities throughout the United States from ground level. Although this feature is only being offered in the U.S., the company has plans to make this feature functional worldwide.

“Anyone can get Google to remove the images if they have a good reason to back up their request. We absolutely respect that people may not be comfortable with some of the imagery on the site. We actually make it pretty easy for people to submit a request to us to remove the imagery,” said Google spokesperson Larry Yu.

Instead of a request from Google, the Borings’ lawyer chose for litigation, saying the company should be stopped from “invading privacy” and doing similar things in the future.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Netvouz
  • description
  • ThisNext
  • MisterWong
  • Wists
gead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> 

One Response to “Couple Suing Google Over Google Maps”

  1. zant burdine says:

    Next, the borings lawyer is gonna sue AT+T for publishing their telephone number in the BIG yellow book as a Invasion or privacy.

    Next the Boring Lawyer is gonna sue the City that they live in for Painting the house Number on the curb/driverway in front of the house for a invasion of Privacy.

    Next the boring lawyer is gonna sue the people that send them mail for not sending them email due to the fact that snail mail has thier personal information printed on the outside, for example thier address and there name.

    Next the borings lawyer is gonna sue everyone that walks past the borings house for invasion of privacy.

    Next the borings lawyer is gonna sue the meter man for looking over the fence to see the meter, he should have to make a appointment like anyone else.

Leave a Reply