Saturday, 3 March 2012

Most Embarrassing Google Street Views Moments

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March 3, 2012
Talk Nerdy to Me
A guy walking down a Paris street with a blow-up doll, topless sunbathers, UFOs... Google has caught it all with its Street View cameras. Google has fielded many privacy complaints and even needed to re-shoot Street View photos in several Japanese cities. Now Google is facing a lawsuit from a Frenchman caught urinating in his yard--apparently, he is now a laughing stock in his village. (Really?) Read our top story today for details on the latest Google privacy kerfuffle and links to other embarrassing Google Street Views moments.
--Kim Saccio-Kent, Newsletter Editor

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Google Sued by Frenchman Caught on Street View in Embarrassing Pose
Already facing heavy criticism about changes to its privacy policy, the Internet search leader is now being sued over a Street View image that shows an unidentified man in France urinating in his own yard.

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