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Google Street View in the News


Vancouver property owners and an arbor service have been charged with illegal removal of trees from the owner’s property.  A Vancouver bylaw requires property owners receive a permit to remove trees greater than 20 cm in diameter, and the owners have been charged with the unpermitted removal of over 20 trees.  The penalty for each [...]

No Expectation of Privacy


Last year a Pittsburgh couple sued Google in federal court for invasion of privacy because photographic images of their home appeared in Google’s Street View.  They claimed $25k in damages for “mental suffering” and sought removal of the images.  Yesterday the trial court threw out their suit for failing to state a claim–in other words, [...]