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Blur Your House On Google (support.google.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/9313

cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/9311

In case you ever wanted to blur your house from google street view you can. A little privacy i suppose, its pretty easy. you dont need a reason to do it. This probaly the only thing google lets opt out of which is cool.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It also supposedly makes you a bigger target for would-be burglars who scout google maps for targets. It makes your house stand out and makes them think you have something valuable to hide.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

100% the Streisand effect! Blurred homes attract way more attention.

The only time I heard someone justify blurring their home, it was "so that thieves don't know where my cameras are". But I'd think the opposite was true.