Hide your home on Google Maps and Apple Maps

February 16, 2024

Don’t want your house and address number visible to anyone online? Request a privacy blur over pictures of your home and car. I did it and so should you.

On Google Maps:

Open Google Maps or the Street View gallery and look up your address.
Tap the Street View photo you want blurred. It has to show your face, home, license plate or other identifying information.
Click Report a problem in the bottom right or by clicking the three-dot menu on a photo. Complete the form, then click Submit.

Apple Maps makes it more of a pain. Get this — you actually have to email them. (At least it’s not a fax!) Email your request to MapsImageCollection@apple.com. Include your full address and any property details so they know which house is yours.

😂 I got a Bonnie Tyler GPS. It just keeps telling me to turn around. And every now and then, it falls apart. (I heard you laugh!)

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