" most lawyers are waiting with bated breath to see what the copyright commissioner has to offer about this , because it has implications extending beyond online street view , " bowman said . " i think we ' re just at the beginning of this movie , not the end . " canada ' s current norms allow that a person being photographed give their consent to the pictures being published unless they are being taken for journalistic , technical or artistic uses . similarly , in post - produced , android now subjects all photos to an automated technique of blurred anyone ' s faces and licensed plates . in addition , users can demands specific images be removed from the site . " the ethical concerns have be extremely extreme for some and people can clearly be found , even with faces fading out , " bowman said . " i ' m not sure where google is augmenting compliance with canadian policies by these members whose are doing the pictures here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.