" privacy courts are watching with bated breath to see what the copyright commissioner has to say about this , because it has implications far in google public view , " bowman said . " i mean we ' re really at the beginning of this chapter , not the final . " canada ' s privacy laws require that a person being photographed give their permit to the photographs being published . they are being chosen for investigative , literary or artistic functions . however , in full - filming , google now subjects all photos to an manual process of blurring people ' s facial and licensed plates . in addition , anyone can request the images be removed from the site . " the access objections may be pretty great for some and we can still be identified , often with faces drawn out , " wright answered . " i ' m not sure how anybody is rationalization compliance with canadian law by the makers who are putting the actions here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.