A Berlin court has ruled that it is legal for Google to take street-level pictures, according to reports.
A German court has ruled that street-level photography, as used by Google street View, is legal. Photo credit: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET News
According to Deutsche Welle, the court's ruling struck down a lawsuit brought by a German woman who sued Google over Street View. The woman sued over the possibility that her privacy and property rights might be invaded by Google's Street View cameras. The court, however, ruled that it is legal to take photography from street level.
Google Street View launched in Germany in 2010 with the option for anyone to have his or her home blurred out by petitioning Google, something that was decided after extensive negotiations with the German officials who work to enforce the country's tight privacy laws.
For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see German court rules Google Street View is legal on CNET News.
Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered directly to your inbox with ZDNet UK's newsletters.
