The thought of them winning is nice but it's highly unlikely they will do. Although in some cases Google do some pretty stupid things, I think they covered themselves for this one pretty well.
No doubt they consulted their in-house lawyers and external ones before proceeding with the mapping system.
As Mr Yu quite rightly states, concerned citizens can have the photo's removed and anyone is allowed to take pictures on public streets.
I think it's insane for the Borings to say that the map photo's have or would wipe value of their property. It just goes to show how thick some people are.
If anything they should have used it in a positive way when selling the house, it could make the sale (if they are selling) go through quicker and probably for a higher price.
Especially since were living in a world of vanity where everyone wants to be noticed.
This will probably be just another page in the law suit book against Google.
KP
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