Overview

• An appellate panel reversed a 2024 dismissal and held Google responsible for flagrantly invading the officer’s private domain.
• The uncensored photograph was taken in 2017 by a Street View car in Bragado while the officer stood naked behind a two-meter wall.
• Judges cited Google’s own policy of blurring faces and plates as evidence that the company owed a duty to prevent harm to bystanders.
• Cablevision SA and El Censor SRL were absolved after the court determined their broadcasts only underscored Google’s misstep.
• Google has not publicly indicated whether it will appeal or confirmed removal of the image from its Street View service.