Don’t like your house photo to appear in Street View and you would like Google to blur it? Well, there is the option to request it: via Street View, both on the web and in the mobile app, blur request can be sent to google. We explain how.
With the arrival of Street View, first in beta, Google has revolutionized the consultation of maps since it was possible know what the place looked like before even parking in front of the car. The famous yellow doll then became the best tool to avoid getting lost at your destination; with its relevant negative side: everyone can see what the exterior of someone else’s house looks like
Hide the entrance to your house so that no one can see it on Google Maps
Google scrambles a multitude of elements in Street View. People’s faces are blurry by default, there are also some places which for security reasons hide from maps, both from street level and from satellite view. This automatic behavior of Google can also be requested on a personal basis; without there being any guarantee that our address will eventually fade or that the blur will be localized as we wish.
The form can be filled out at any time in Street View. It informs Google that an image is inappropriate; either because a face appears, a car or because we want to inform that this is our home and we want to scramble it.
To request Google action on a specific area of Street View, you need to perform the following steps:
- Open Google Maps on your mobile and search for your home.
- Hold your position until the bottom Street View box appears. Click here.
- Navigate with Street View to the precise point where your house is correctly seen and click on the first three menu items, then on ‘to report a problem“.
- You will see a form with the image of your house above and a red box. Drag this box to the area you want to blur.
- Answer the questionnaire with “My house” and explain what to scramble.
- Leave your email address.
- Submit the form and wait.
Google will resolve the request over the next few days, predictably blurring the area of your home that you selected. You have to keep in mind that the blur is permanent, your house will still appear blurry in Street View.
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