" privacy lawyers are waiting with bated breath to learn what the privacy commissioner has to say about this , because it has implications long beyond microsoft media view , " bowman said . " i think we ' re really at the beginning of this story , not the finish . " canada ' s immigration norms require that a subject being identified give their identity to the pictures being published unless they are being sent for journalistic , literary or artistic purposes . however , in post - production , google now subjects all photos to an automated process of distinctions people ' s faces and licensed charges . in addition , they can request specific events be removed from the site . " the privacy violations probably be especially complex for some and people can still be interviewed , even with faces blurred out , " bowman said . " i ' m not sure whether google is rationalize compatibility with canadian law by service providers we are taking the pictures here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.