You can now travel back in time using Google Street View via Google Maps and Google Earth. There are many stories of users accessing Street View to see their deceased family members. These are stories that can make a ninja chop onions when reading. But in Argentina, the photos taken by Google Street View caused such a stir that they became the subject of jokes.
In 2017, a Google Street View camera captured a photo of a man's butt relaxing in the courtyard of his house. Despite a 6.5-foot high fence being built, the Street View camera was able to peer into his yard.
The photo was later published on Street View without this sensitive anatomy being obscured. According to the man, whose identity is being withheld, he became the laughing stock because his identity could be guessed based on the location of his house on the map.
After being dragged to court, Google now has to pay $12,500 (~RM 50,000) in compensation for violating his privacy in the courtyard of his house.