" some lawyers are watching with bated breath to see what the copyright commissioners has to say about this , because it has implications extending beyond google - view , " bowman said . " i think we ' re really at the heart of this story , not the end . " canada ' s privacy policies allow that a body being photographed give their agreement to the pictures being published unless they are being used for prosecutorial , literary or artistic purposes . accordingly , in mid - production , google now subjects all photographers to an automated process of blurring men ' s faces and licence plates . in addition , anyone can request specific events be withdrawn from the site . " the privacy concerns could be most severe for some and others can actually be observed , even with features blurred out , " bowman said . " i ' m not sure how google is rationalizing compliance with canadian law by site providers who are taking the images here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.