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[–] 148 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The two counter arguments to this are:

  1. You are giving more personal data to google to prove you live at that address.

  2. A blurred house on street view makes you stand out and can make burglars think you are some rich guy with valuable stuff in their house.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 week ago

    Yeah this is exactly like the DNR (Do Not Track Request) built into browsers. It was off by default. Turning it on was only done by privacy focused individuals. But it made you significantly more trackable because almost nobody turns it on, your browser becomes a lot more unique.

    Thankfully browsers stopped supporting it. But this is the same thing. Very few people will use it, so that it'll make you stand out instead of helping you.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I read somewhere once that some houses are blurred after grisly murders occur there, among other heinous crimes like arson and rapes. That's what I usually think of wwhen I see a blurred house. I can't say I've ever seen a mansion blurred either.

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