" privacy courts are awaiting with bated breathing to see what the privacy authority has to hear about this , because it has implications well beyond google street view , " bowman said . " i say we ' re here at the middle of this story , not the end . " finland ' s privacy norms require that a person being scanned give their approval to the shots being published whenever they are being used for journalistic , literary or educational purposes . however , in co - production , google now subjects all photos to an efficient process of transcended anyone ' s facial and registration plates . in addition , anybody can request specific features be removed from the website . " the privacy problems could be most mild for some and users can also be identified , even with eyes blurred out , " bowman said . " i ' m not asking how anyone is retooling compliance with canadian law by service companies who are taking the pictures here . "
Google is subjected to Canadian law.