Street View is one of the coolest features of Google Maps. It uses recent street photos to let you virtually visit locations all over the world. Street View is great for checking out a restaurant or club before you go or for identifying a house or building you’ve never been to before.
Fortunately, there’s a simple way to blur your home on Google Maps and help prevent others from seeing too many details of where you live. Here’s how to do it.
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How to blur your home on Google Maps
You’ll need to do this on your computer, as the blurring feature isn’t available in the Google Maps application on iOS or Android. While it is accessible through the web browser on your mobile device, it’s rather difficult to use, so use a trusted web browser on your Mac or PC instead.
Click on the photo of your home, right above your address, on the top-left part of the page.
Next, you’ll see the Street View of your location. Click Report a Problem at the bottom-right. The text is super tiny, but it’s there.
If you want to blur more than what’s in the black/red box, use the + button to zoom in.
Once you’re finished adjusting the image, choose what you’re requesting to blur underneath:
- A face.
- Your home.
- Your car/license plate.
- A different object.
You’ll be asked to give a bit more detail as to what exactly you want blurred, in case the image is busy with several cars, people and other objects.
Also, be completely sure that what you select is exactly what you want blurred. Google mentions that once you blur something on Street View, it’s blurred permanently.
Finally, enter your email (this is required), verify the captcha (if needed) and click Submit.
Article source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/why-you-should-blur-your-home-on-google-maps-and-how-to-do-it/#ftag=CAD4aa2096