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Argentine Court Orders Google to Pay 16 Million Pesos Over Nude Street View Image

The National Appeals Chamber found that Google intruded on the officer’s private life by publishing a blurred yet identifiable photo of his Bragado courtyard, dismissing liability claims against Cablevision SA and El Censor.

Les voitures de Google Street View photographient les rues du monde entier pour les publier sur Google Maps.
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Photo d'archive montrant un véhicule Google Street View sur une route au Royaume-Uni, le 31 mai 2017

Overview

  • The court held Google Argentina and Google Inc. liable for violating Articles 52 and 53 of the Argentine Civil Code and awarded the officer 16 million pesos (about €11,000).
  • Judges reinforced the removal order for the 2017 Street View photo and imposed daily fines to ensure compliance.
  • The ruling emphasized that blurring faces does not prevent identifying a private address when boundary walls are low.
  • Cablevision SA and the local news site El Censor were exonerated of any responsibility in the image’s publication.
  • Court filings noted that local TV broadcasts and social media circulation intensified the officer’s reputational and emotional harm.