Google Maps Street View, Google’s popular panoramic street-viewing feature, received several complaints from a small community in Minnesota, named North Oaks. Google had to remove the photos with the area, which included the city’s streets and homes, at the request of the town’s officials.

Apparently, the roads in the city are owned by some of the 4,500 locals and the ”no trespassing” signs should not have been taken lightly.

The North Oaks City Council’s request was that the photos should be taken off the web site immediately and destroyed in order to avoid an unpleasant law-suit.

"It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away," said Mayor Thomas Watson, according to the Associated Press. "They really didn't have any authorization to go on private property," he added.

Google Maps’ Street View has caused its share of debates and has also drawn some attention from the European Union, which has shown concerns over some privacy issues. EU says that showing detailed images of the streets including the people that are walking there could be against the law in some countries.

Street View is a feature Google added to Google maps in 2007, which provides panoramic views in cities across the United States from ground level and offers a brand new experience when it comes to sightseeing. For the time being, the service functions only in the U.S. but is expected to go outside the country as well.