A man in Argentina was sentenced to a court in court after his shirt, accidentally recorded by a Google Street View, was circulated online.
The incident occurred in 2017 in a small town, when he - a local police officer - was in the yard behind a 2m high wall.
Although only taken from behind, his shirtless photos with his house number and street name were publicly posted on social media and television in Argentina, causing a wave of mockery in the community and work environment.
The man sued Google, saying the behavior blatantly violated privacy and damaged personal dignity.
Initially, a court rejected the lawsuit, blaming him for dressing inappropriately in his yard. However, the verdict was overturned after the appellate court concluded that Google had seriously violated its privacy and was responsible for this mistake. The court ordered Google to compensate the victim about $12,500.
Judges said the incident did not happen in a public place but within a private home, behind a fence that was high enough, and criticized Google for not applying a policy of blurring photos in this case. They emphasized that no one wants to be exposed to the world like the day they were born.
The court dismissed cablevision SA and El Censor news site for claiming that they had only contributed to Google's reflection of errors.
