Overview

• A 56-year-old Gallipoli man alleges Google Street View photographed him nude while showering in his private courtyard without consent and left the images online despite his privacy complaints
• The plaintiff initially sought €80,000 in damages and has since reduced his demand to €38,000 as negotiations and court proceedings advance
• Google Italy insists it is not responsible for Street View imagery, states the contested photographs have been removed and says its involvement is limited to selling advertising space
• A technical expert report contends the area where the images were taken is private property rather than a public road, a determination central to the company’s legal liability
• Both parties’ lawyers are entangled in a dispute over allegedly offensive remarks in court filings, with the judge set to rule on motions to expunge comments and impose sanctions