Google ordered to pay $12,500 to man photographed naked by Street View vehicle

The Argentine Court of Appeal ordered Google to pay nearly $ 12,500 to a man who was completely naked in the backyard through the Google Street View, although he is behind a 6 -foot wall.

The referee, which was issued earlier this month, was reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) via CBS News, found that Google had committed a “serious mistake” by publishing the image.

The man, a police officer, was arrested in 2017, while he was walking in his courtyard in Pragado, the town of West Buenos Aires.

His home number and the street name were visible in the picture, which remained online for an unannounced period before removing it.

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Filed a lawsuit against Google Argentina in 2019, claiming that exposure caused an insult between neighbors and colleagues. The lower court initially rejected the case, and the man was injured because he was abroad in a “inappropriate state”, but the appeal committee reflected this decision in July 2025.

The court wrote, “This includes a picture of a person who was not taken in a public area, but within the limits of his home, behind a fence longer than the average person,” the court wrote. “The invasion of privacy … screaming.”

The prosecutor gave about 9,300 pounds, or the equivalent of 12,500 USD, saying: “No one wants to show an exhibition of the world like the day they were born.”

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The Google Street View was photographed in Belgium. (Virginie LeFour/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

The Daily Mail newspaper published the releases of the photo later. It is not clear when Google takes the picture down or whether it was removed before the man filed a lawsuit.

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As of publication, Google did not respond. There is also no indication that the company made an appeal.

Constitutional and privacy laws in Argentina provide strong protection for personal dignity, even when individuals are partially visible from public places.

Argentina Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. Argentina, like a lot of Latin America, has strict privacy laws. (Erica CanePa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The court referred to the Google policy of the lack of clarity of faces and licensing panels automatically as evidence of the company’s recognition of its responsibility to prevent harm.

But in this case, the “complete naked body” of the man was visible, as the rulers said, and the image should have been marked.

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The Google Street Policy states that the company uses “unclear face technology and license” and allows users to request additional removal operations.

The ruling can open the door for similar privacy claims, especially in Latin America, where protection is strict in the United States