How to blur your house on Google Street View (and 4 reasons why people do it) [Video]

With Street View, you can see panoramic, street-level images of practically any place in the world. Captured by Google’s fleet of specialized vehicles with high-resolution cameras, these images provide a virtual tour of neighborhoods, landmarks, and businesses. While Street View is incredibly useful and sometimes nostalgic, it does raise privacy concerns.

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Google tries to blur identifiable faces and license plates in Street View to prevent misuse, but your house will still appear clearly. If this visibility feels unsettling — whether due to geospatial data privacy concerns, the desire to prevent criminal targeting, or maybe you just want to shield your property from unwelcome attention — Google allows you to blur your home upon request. Here’s how.

How to blur your house on Google Maps Street View

Google provides a quick process for requesting that your house, vehicle, different object, or even face be …