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A Canadian woman has successfully sued Google for displaying her cleavage on Street View. The ruling stated her privacy had been disrespected - despite Maria Pia Grillo being in public, sitting on the steps of her house.
"In addition to malicious comments and humiliation she suffered at work, the plaintiff, in particular, has experienced a significant loss of personal modesty and dignity," the judge Alain Breault declared.
Google hasn't commented on the ruling yet.
Initially, Grillo had demanded $45,000 in damages, complaining about "mockeries, derisions, disrespectful and sexually related comments in relation to the photographs," due to the fact that she was identified using her house and car number plate, despite her face having been blurred.
"This puts me, my house, my vehicle and my family members that I live with at the mercy of potential predators. I feel very vulnerable knowing that the information is available to anyone with internet access. The damage has been done," Grillo stated in the court documents.
Comment: This is not a isolated case and these type of reports are coming from all over the "land of the free" (aka USA):
Abu Ghraibs stateside: Texas sheriff's jail ran 'Rape Camp' for years, female inmates violated hundreds of times
Former cop headed to trial for raping a child while other officers watched
Cops beat and kidnap 12 yr. old girl in front of her home, claiming she was a prostitute