Why Blur Your House on Google Maps?
In Google Maps Live Street View, anyone can virtually “drive” to your house and then examine everything about your home from the photos captured by Google. If you want more privacy, you can blur your house on Google Maps. Images captured by Google for Street View can be used for a number of nefarious purposes, including:
Potential thieves can scope out a property for potential security vulnerabilities like high hedges or easy access to upper windows.Businesses looking for potential customers can see if your house needs new windows, doors, or external work to try and target you with their marketing efforts.Snoopy neighbors may try to identify local code violations so they can report you to the local authorities and get you in trouble.
How to Blur Your House on Google Maps
You can tell Google to blur your house so people can’t make out any details about your property from Street View. Once you submit this form, you’ll need to wait for Google to review the request and respond. Google may follow up via email to ask for additional information. Or, you may simply receive confirmation that the image you requested has been blurred on Street View. Either way, this is a good approach offered by Google to put your privacy back into your own hands.
