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Oh, FFS, it had to be America, didn't it?
Jul. 31st, 2008 05:33 pmApparently there's a new Google map-related thing called Street View. It shows you pics of places from a, well street view. This required lots of people driving round with cameras. I'm impressed (in theory, I haven't tried it yet).
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2213683/google-sued-privacy-invasion
But, it seems that one of those people with cameras drove past a sign that said "private property" to get a picture. Naughty. The people who own said private property object. Fortunately, Google provide "a function that allows homeowners to have their pictures removed". So that's all right then, right?
Well, no, because they're American, with the stereotypical attitude to suing people for breathing. They didn't use the function provided, they sued.
""Isn't litigation the only way to change a big business' conduct with the public?" the couple's attorney, Dennis Moskal, told the Boston Globe" - or so the article behind the link claims. Well, no. It isn't. You can always use the tools they provide. Or simply ask. Starting proceedings by suing is offensive, aggressive, and generally ridiculous, and only an American attorney would think otherwise.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2213683/google-sued-privacy-invasion
But, it seems that one of those people with cameras drove past a sign that said "private property" to get a picture. Naughty. The people who own said private property object. Fortunately, Google provide "a function that allows homeowners to have their pictures removed". So that's all right then, right?
Well, no, because they're American, with the stereotypical attitude to suing people for breathing. They didn't use the function provided, they sued.
""Isn't litigation the only way to change a big business' conduct with the public?" the couple's attorney, Dennis Moskal, told the Boston Globe" - or so the article behind the link claims. Well, no. It isn't. You can always use the tools they provide. Or simply ask. Starting proceedings by suing is offensive, aggressive, and generally ridiculous, and only an American attorney would think otherwise.