Compare Gadgets Vs. Compare

Google sued over Street View photo of peeing Frenchman

Google sued over Street View photo of peeing Frenchman Created by MG1 on Mar 02, 2012

After nearly a week of intensive stories emanating from Barcelona and the 2012 MWC, we have a story that is strictly from the lighter side of the news desk. It seems that a man who wants to remain anonymous (and you will understand why shortly) was photographed by Google for the tech giant's Street View. Call it kismet, Instant Karma, a major coincidence or just plain old bad luck, but when the photographer pressed on the shutter, the image he got for Street View shows this anonymous Frenchman peeing on his courtyard on his own property.
Despite having his face blurred by Google, the man said that he became the "laughing stock" of the town and sued Google in an Algiers court. The man is seek... »read more

More at: Phone Arena Add additional source

Filed in: Google

Post your comment

Want to post a comment? Only registered users can post, please log in or register.