THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A Frenchman took Google to court on Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard which he believes has made him the laughing stock of his village in rural northwest France.
The man, who is aged around 50 and lives in a village of some 3,000 people in the Maine-et-Loire region, is demanding the removal of the photo, in which locals have recognised him despite his face being blurred out.
He also wants 10,000 euros in damages. » | Friday, March 02, 2012
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Google 'sneaking away citizens' privacy' says EU commissioner: Google is "sneaking" citizens' privacy away with its new policies and appears to be ignoring data protection treaties, the European commissioner of justice has said. ¶ Viviane Reding delivered a stinging rebuke to Google over changes to its privacy policy, saying she had doubt over whether it was legal. ¶ Warning that "we aren't playing games here", she said that the obligation to protect personal data formed a key plank of European treaties. ¶ She said that if people gave up their privacy it should be a decision they make with all the facts made available to them and not by a company acting in a "sneaking" way. » | Christopher Williams and Andrew Hough | Friday, March 02, 2012
