Not long after the Pentagon said Google is a threat to the national security, the web site was sued by a western Pennsylvania couple, who said that Google Inc.’s Street View has violated their privacy and devaluated their property.

The home of Aaron and Christine Boring, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Franklin Park, was displayed in images on Street View, where people all around the world can find photos taken on thousands of streets only by clicking a map. For now, the feature provides panoramic views from ground level of cities only in the United States, but it is expected to be soon updated with images outside the country as well.

The Boring family filed a lawsuit against Google in Allegheny County’s Court of Common Pleas, saying that they initially bought the house in October 2006 in a need of privacy.

According to the complaint, the couple’s privacy was violated when Google took pictures from their driveway, which is very long and labeled “Private Road.”

In order to have images for Street View, Google uses the same method as some real estate companies, that is sending cars that just go up and down on streets equipped with a digital camera.

The Associated Press reported that Google spokesman, Larry Yu, said that anybody who does not approve some of the pictures on the Web site can easily make a request in order to remove them, but only if they have good arguments for it, such as property rights.

Despite the fact that Yu pledged that the image of Borings’ house would be removed if they made a request, the couple insisted that that is not enough to solve the problem. From their point of view, their privacy was invaded from the point when the Google’s vehicle drove on their property.