德国黑森州一家州法院裁定，一名法兰克福男子在起诉美国科技巨头谷歌的案件中胜诉，该男子主张谷歌在地球和地图服务上发布图片侵犯了他的隐私。该男子此前曾起诉要求将其法兰克福住宅和财产的图片从谷歌街景以及苹果 Look Around 服务中删除。
A state court in Hesse, Germany has ruled in favor of a Frankfurt man who sued US tech giant Google over the publication of images on Google Earth and Google Maps that he argued invaded his privacy The man had previously sued to have images of his Frankfurt home and property scrubbed from Google's Street View site as well as from Apple Look Around.
法院认定隐私权受侵犯 法院认定，谷歌在谷歌地球上发布该男子财产的航拍图片，侵犯了该男子及其家人的隐私，并表示：“任何人都不必在未经同意的情况下，接受其财产航拍图片在全球范围内被发布，至少当涉及公众视野无法看到的财产区域时。”
Court finds privacy rights were violated The court found that Google had infringed on the privacy of the man and his family by publishing aerial images of their property on Google Earth, saying: "Nobody must accept the worldwide publication of aerial images of their property without their consent, at least when concerning areas of a property hidden from public view."
“原告的个人空间延伸至住宅地块的整个范围。此处所能获取的仅是个人数据，这些数据透露了私人生活方式的线索，例如财产的大小和设计。此外，财产安全周界的潜在薄弱点也暴露无遗。”法院还指责谷歌通过“窥探”获取图片，因为谷歌并未通知财产所有者其财产将被拍摄。
"The plaintiff's personal space extends across the whole of the home's parcel. The only data to be gleaned here are personal, giving clues to private lifestyle, such as the size and design of the property. Beyond this, potential weak points in the property's security perimeter are also laid bare." The court also accused Google of acquiring the images by "spying" because it does not notify property owners that their properties will be filmed.
法院此外认定，尽管谷歌声称其促进了知识的民主化，但它无权援引信息自由来为侵入私人空间辩护。该判决仍可上诉。
The court additionally found that although Google says it contributes to the democratization of knowledge, it nevertheless has no right to invoke freedom of information to justify invading private spaces. The ruling may still be appealed.