Inappropriate image of nude sunbathing taken without man’s knowledge as he sat in private garden

Google may face legal action from an unnamed man who is seeking compensation, after the search engine’s Street View cameras caught him lounging naked in his garden.

TV2 received hundreds of odd and offbeat images that were captured by the Google Street View cameras, when it suddenly came across one of an unidentified man snapped unawares in his Jutland garden.

When TV2 approached the man to inform him of his internet infamy, he was shocked to say the least. The man doesn’t own a computer and had not even heard of Google Street View.

‘I had no idea about it. I’ll definitely be seeking compensation. I don’t care for being hung out like that when I’m sitting in my own garden,’ said the man who wishes to remain anonymous.

 

Peter Friis, managing director for Google Denmark, said that the company is taking the man’s complaint very seriously and will remove the inappropriate images immediately.

‘We are very devoted to protecting our users’ privacy and have created a number of tools so users can request that images be removed for one reason or another if they think it’s inappropriate,’ said Friis.

‘But it’s important to remember that the pictures in Street View don’t show anything that can’t be seen when driving around the Danish roads.’