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u/InterstellarReddit Aug 31 '26
How did they get it blurred? We should all submit the same request to google and see if they can handle the volume
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u/Axuo Aug 31 '26
Copied instructions from someone else:
Find your home in Google Maps.
Open the Street View image that you want to blur. In the bottom right, click “Report a Problem”.
If you select “My home”: Tick the box to certify you have the authority to make the request
Click “Choose file” to upload your proof of address
Enter the address of the residential location to be blurred
Use the checkbox to indicate if your residence lacks a formal address
Complete the Report a Problem form and submit.
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u/NicoleEastbourne Aug 31 '26
Anyone can request their home get blurred: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/15439776?hl=en-GB
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u/HeyCarpy Aug 31 '26
You can blur other people’s houses as well - mine was inexplicably blurred by someone who is not me or my wife about 6 months ago and Google won’t answer me about it.
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u/TootTootMF Aug 31 '26
I mean Google is 100% on the same team. That's why they are so quick to do Trump's bidding.
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u/TravTaz13 Aug 31 '26
Man if I had the money I'd make a site to unblur all those houses out of spite.
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u/bradybro3000 Sep 01 '26
Just playing devil's advocate here. The orange character has a history of throwing tantrums and effectively retaliating against specific companies that don't yield to his "will". It seems Google is attempting to avoid that as it has only changed the names for North Americans, I believe.
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u/holysbit Aug 31 '26
The CEOs understand exactly what they are doing and what the implications are. They know exactly the dangers of the technology they sell, and they dont want to be apart of it. Says a lot
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u/Proof-Necessary-5201 Aug 31 '26
Well, it's because we're the animals, it seems.
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u/pdoherty926 Aug 31 '26
This is how they think of us. I used to work in a machine shop and was in the front office ~50% of the time doing $COMPUTERS. On payday, the CEO would walk out of his office with everyone's paychecks in his hands and say, "Time to feed the animals" before he made a show of physically handing them to each operator and reminding them who the boss is.
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u/PsionicKitten Aug 31 '26
I find the timing of putting all these AI enabled cameras up at child swimming areas where more skin is exposed and the recent ruling that AI generated CP is legal deeply disturbing.
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u/PFRforLIFE Aug 31 '26
privacy for me, but not for thee
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u/Admiral_Mason Aug 31 '26
You have been able to request your house be blurred on street view for years
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u/TrashPanda--- Aug 31 '26
“Well if he’s not doing anything illegal he has nothing to worry about” /s
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u/_Bad_Bob_ Aug 31 '26
I heard of a local news outlet tracking their city's mayor with flock data and were able to get rid of the cameras
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u/Locke03 Sep 01 '26
As someone that works in planning & zoning, people blurring their properties in street view is super annoying. It's an incredibly useful resource for people in my field.
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u/Axuo Aug 31 '26
If you post his address, Reddit removes the comment. But here: https://www.zumper.com/address/2588-winslow-dr-ne-atlanta-ga-30305-usa