In the first case of its kind, police in Finland are investigating Google – for breach of the privacy legislation. Under investigation is Google’s ‘Street View’ map. Police began investigating after a man complained that there was a picture of him on the Street View maps. According to the police, the picture was taken during summer and the man can be seen sat in a rocking chair wearing a shirt…but no pants. Obviously not a picture you want immortalised on the internet forever. The police are trying to determine whether Google is guilty of unauthorised surveillance.

This isn’t the first time that complaints have been made about Google and Street View maps or Google Earth – Google seems to have the knack of capturing pictures that really shouldn’t see the light of day.