I Knew This Would Happen - Couple Suing Google Over Street View

A couple in Pittsburgh is suing Google for loss of privacy because their house is shown on the Google Map feature called "Street View." Basically, Google has driven all over quite a few cities with a camera on the roof of their car. The camera is recording pictures of the street. Then Google combined these pictures with Google Maps and made it possible for you to look up an address and see what the house or business at that address looks like. You can check it out here: corner of 4th and Redondo, near my apartment.

Here is a snippet from the story:

The Borings claim that Google drove down Oakridge Lane -- a private road owned by residents -- and then further trespassed into their driveway to take a photo that includes their pool.

"If you were sitting in the pool, you'd see a Google vehicle right there close enough to hand them a drink," said Moskal. "It's fortuitous that no one was in the pool."

Google spokesman Larry Yu said the company is "looking into the details" of the Boring lawsuit. He said it's the first time Google's been sued over the year-old Street View project.

Lawyers say they don't think suing Google over Street View photos will become a huge trend. Like any member of the public, Google is allowed to take pictures from public streets.

What do you think? Who should win? Do you care if Google takes a photo from the street in front of your house and makes that image available on the internet? Would your opinion change if you happened to be out front when they took the photo?