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"Complete privacy does not exist," says Google. This statement came in response to a lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania couple that alleged a contractor for the search engine trespassed on private property to snap pictures of their home. Google's lawyers point out the plaintiffs could have used the company's tools to flag the photo, and that "similar photos of their home were already publicly available on the Internet," before sneering, "These ironies aside, Plaintiff's claims have no merit."If you think you can run away to a desert and become a hermit in order to avoid the all-seeing eye of Google, think again — "Today's satellite-image technology means that even in today's desert, complete privacy does not exist." Google should know, since they helpfully provide the public with those very satellite images, like this peek into famed hermit camp Slab City, CA. Meanwhile, across the pond, U.K. residents can expect the same level of intrusion whether they like it or not.