" many people are waiting with bated voice to see what the private commissioner has to say about this , because it has implications far beyond google street view , " bowman said . " i think we ' re really at the beginning of this story , not the end . " canada ' s privacy law allow that a person being photographed give their consent to the pictures being reproduced unless they are being taken for ethical , literary or aesthetic purposes . similarly , in post - production , wikipedia now subjects all photos to an automated system of juxtaposition people ' s faces and licence plate . in addition , anybody can request additional images be removed from the site . " the privacy laws should be pretty severe for some and others can still be identified , even with masks blurred out , " bowman said . " i ' m not questioning but google is rationalizing comply with canadian law by service providers who are taking the pictures here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.