Woman Sues Google for Showing her Underwear
- Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:17pm by
Meredith Jessup
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No, a rep from Google didn’t run up to her, take a picture of her britches and post it on the internet. Instead, the unnamed Japanese woman is suing the online media giant for their map’s street view image of her address — which just happened to be taken on the same day she hung her delicates outside to dry:
According to the report in Japanese newspaper the Mainchi Shimbun , the twenty-something was afflicted with obsessive compulsive disorder before Google’s alleged public shaming. Yet, the uneasiness worsened exponentially after she found out that her undergarments could be seen by any who looked online.
The Telegraph reported that the woman told a district court, “I was overwhelmed with anxiety that I might be the target of a sex crime. It caused me to lose my job and I had to change my residence.”
Her lawsuit alleges that she began feeling that she was secretly being photographed throughout the day, and the results of her obsessiveness with the issue was enough to cause her to be fired.
The image was removed by Google as soon as the lawsuit was filed in court. Google is still looking into the facts of the case to determine how the company should proceed.
Cases such as these are not uncommon with Google. In 2008, Google was sued by Aaron and Christine Boring for posting pictures of their swimming pool on Street View.
The woman is reportedly suing for 600,000 yen ($7,000) in damages.
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bobwhite929
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 12:39pmSorry. When we are out of doors, even in our own back yard, we have NO reasonable expectation of privacy. hat’s just the way it is.
Report Post »lastride
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 7:00amIf it’s viewable from public space expect the public to view it and get on with your life
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 6:59amAny thing to help stop this monster is ok by me.
Report Post »No1YaKnow
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 1:53amOkay, though her claim is a wee bit on the outrageous side, it has some merits. Google Earth is Big Brother BIG TIME. There is no reason for a private company to have this much information on people. And well…the problem being, they have been in bed with the government for some time.
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 9:52amI live in Japan, and anything that is foreign is considered not right. If I were sitting in my car parked in a parking spot, and I was hit by a Japanese citizen, it would be AT LEAST 10% my fault because I am in their country. If it happened to be someone with power and a strong lawyer, and I wasn’t in the hospital, it would be my fault, and I would have to make an official apology. (“Gomen Nasai”)
They have the argument that if I was not here in their country, it would never have happened, and their courts support that. I am here legally, and this is what I deal with, while illegal aliens in our country talk about their rights and are supported by courts in the US.
If this is held in Japanese courts, she will win easily. The Japanese people are very nice, and while their laws may lean towards helping their citizens, I can’t really be upset at that. I just wish the US would take that approach.
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