Another One Bites the Dust

Yet, another nation has filed lawsuits against the world’s biggest and most powerful company, Google.

According to the BBC article, Switzerland is taking Google to court over the publication of images on it’s newest Google Street View media product.

Swiss data protection commissioner Hanspeter Thuer said “Numerous faces and vehicle number plates are not made sufficiently unrecognisable”.  The Swiss believe it to be a gross violation of privacy, especially concerning hospitals, schools and prisons, and they have pushed for a cessation of further photography and a removal of all Swiss-related pictures on this Street View service.

Google’s response was that of disappointment, believing Street View to be completely legal in Switzerland.  The world’s mega-company has said it will “vigorously contest” the case.

Best of luck to Switzerland, if they can defeat the powerhouse that is Google, then this case will certainly open doors to other nations, or individuals, wishing to contest other privacy issues they may have with Google.