How to blur your house on Google Street View

Dhenalau

If you think about doing it, I am sharing the method I used a while ago


Here's what you do:


1. Go to Google Maps and enter your home address



2. Enter into Street View mode by dragging the small yellow human-shaped icon, found in the bottom-right corner of the screen, onto the map in front of your house



3. With your house in view, click "Report a problem" in the bottom-right corner of the screen



4. Center the red box on your home, and select "My home" in the "Request blurring" field



5. Write in the provided field why you want the image blurred (for example, you may be concerned about safety issues)



6. Enter in your email address, and click "Submit"

Important:
Be sure it's what you want. Google warns you that once it has blurred your house on Street View "it is permanent."

AllForIt

What if you don't have a house?

Relikk

So anybody can just pick a house, say it's theirs and request it to be blurred? Apart from geolocation, they don't have any checks during this process to confirm that it's your house?

EmmetSpiceland

Any tips on how to “blur” it in real life view?

Why would you be bothered?

Bubbaclaus

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Any tips on how to “blur” it in real life view?

They better knock it down completely, just to be completely sure nobody can see it.

punisher5112

Sure if I were looking I'd rob the blurr......


Always think of the two guys in the astra van in the UK.... They see the Google car, jump out a lay on the bonnet... Its brilliant

blade1

I blurred mine in real life a few weeks ago.
Took ages to find the keyhole after a skinfull.

Gregor Samsa

Those steps in the OP say nothing about proving it’s your house you’re blurring.

So are you saying you can just randomly get any property in the country permanently blurred, and all you have to provide is a brief reason and an email address?

Badly Drunk Boy

Relikk wrote: »

So anybody can just pick a house, say it's theirs and request it to be blurred? Apart from geolocation, they don't have any checks during this process to confirm that it's your house?

You haven't quite said it, but say I pretended to line in House 1 and said "Blur my house!"? I live in House 2, but have blurred my neighbour's house permanently.

And to blurring your house in real-life, it's simple: Use Romulan cloaking devices, stoopid!!

Eleven Benevolent Elephants

Dhenalau wrote: »

If you think about doing it, I am sharing the method I used a while ago


Here's what you do:


1. Go to Google Maps and enter your home address



2. Enter into Street View mode by dragging the small yellow human-shaped icon, found in the bottom-right corner of the screen, onto the map in front of your house



3. With your house in view, click "Report a problem" in the bottom-right corner of the screen



4. Center the red box on your home, and select "My home" in the "Request blurring" field



5. Write in the provided field why you want the image blurred (for example, you may be concerned about safety issues)



6. Enter in your email address, and click "Submit"

Important:
Be sure it's what you want. Google warns you that once it has blurred your house on Street View "it is permanent."

Step 7: Go down to Tesco's and avail of the special deal on tin foil.

Atlantic Dawn

It might be a good idea if the entire block of houses on a road did it, if you just do yours it will become a tourist attraction with people travelling from all over the country to see what the blurred house is.

Purple Mountain

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

It might be a good idea if the entire block of houses on a road did it, if you just do yours it will become a tourist attraction with people travelling from all over the country to see what the blurred house is.

And alert the robbers that you have something to hide.

EmmetSpiceland

Purple Mountain wrote: »

And alert the robbers that you have something to hide.

The modern ‘Streisand Effect’.

bobbyy gee

my ex girlfriend is sunbathing naked at my house on google street view i stil have not told her you have to go to sattilite image to see it

Mrs OBumble

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Any tips on how to “blur” it in real life view?

Plant a hedge.

Or install a smoke machine in the front garden.

Deub

bobbyy gee wrote: »

my ex girlfriend is sunbathing naked at my house on google street view i stil have not told her you have to go to sattilite image to see it

I am a big fan of gardens. Where could I see this one?

punisher5112

bobbyy gee wrote: »

my ex girlfriend is sunbathing naked at my house on google street view i stil have not told her you have to go to sattilite image to see it

Link or ain't true

blade1

punisher5112 wrote: »

Link or ain't true

Its a booby trap!

punisher5112

blade1 wrote: »

Its a booby trap!

I like boobies

Just buy a big massive eraser and a ladder and have at it.

For Forks Sake

How much drugs you dealing OP?

What would the OP want to blur their house on google? comes across as a little bit of social anxiety, thinking everyone is looking at them or their house how would they stop people walking by looking at their house?

Dravokivich

Permanent eh? So if someone buys the house later, they can't unblur it?

Screams of a false sense of self importance.

blackbox

It'd be handy if you wanted to hide the cars on blocks and washing machines on the lawn.

s1ippy

I get up when I want, except on Wednesday when I get rudely awakened by Google.
I put me trousers on, have a cup of tea, and I think about blurrin me house.

JasonStatham

AllForIt wrote: »

What if you don't have a house?

Well you just request to blur the doorway/tent you're living in

Gregor Samsa

It’s very common in Germany. Almost has street view ruined in some areas.

Lewis_Benson

Why would anybody care....

artanevilla

If I see a blurred house on Street View I just assume it's a drug dealers house.

murpho999

Street view shows nothing more than what is visible from a passing car.

Do people have problems with the public seeing their house from the street?

Ridiculous paranoia.

punisher5112

s1ippy wrote: »

I get up when I want, except on Wednesday when I get rudely awakened by Google.
I put me trousers on, have a cup of tea, and I think about blurrin me house.

Dustmen.....

Quantum Erasure

What if I live in a house, a very big house, in the country

Rawr

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

What if I live in a house, a very big house, in the country

Depends...

Is it like an animal farm?
That has rural charm..........in the country?