The private community of North Oaks, Minnesota, takes its trespassing ordinance very seriously. It has banned Google Maps from displaying "Street View" images.
has come
under fire once again, as the small community of North Oaks threatened to cite the company for violating the city's trespassing ordinance. The roads in North Oaks are owned collectively by the residents, and "no trespassing" signs are posted at the city's entrances.
Google spokesperson, Elaine Filadelfo, says "certainly private roads are something we take seriously, but it may not be immediately apparent with a whole city." She speculated that "it's likely the driver taking the images didn't see the no-tresspassing signs."
City officials stressed that they needed to enforce the city's law against trespassing, "whether it be a motorist who isn't aware of the rules or the Internet search engine behemoth."
The Pentagon has banned Google from taking images of military facilities, and recently a
Pittsburgh couple sued the company over images of their home taken from a private road.
Google Maps accused of tresspassing
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