{"id":151039,"date":"2026-02-26T00:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=151039"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:03:02","slug":"how-to-blur-house-on-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-blur-house-on-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Blur House On Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2539701967\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Last week, we continued our lessons on ChatGPT, and I showed you how to disconnect it from apps. If you missed that one, you can find it here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-disconnect-app-from-chatgpt\/\">How To Disconnect App From ChatGPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are going to jump subjects again and talk about Google Maps. Like most people, I have looked up my address on Google, and I bet you have too. If you didn&#8217;t notice, this is a little invasion of privacy. It will show your home and give anyone wanting to break in all the ins and outs. Yes, I&#8217;m paranoid, but it is important to keep your family safe! So, to keep us all secure, I&#8217;m going to show you how to request that your house be blurred on Google Maps. Before I start this important lesson, make sure to check out these other articles I have written for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-appearance-of-chatgpt\/\">How To Change Appearance Of ChatGPT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-chatgpt-personality\/\">How To Change ChatGPT Personality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-chatgpt-notifications\/\">How To Stop ChatGPT Notifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-chatgpt-using-my-data\/\">How To Stop ChatGPT Using My Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-create-shortcut-on-android\/\">How To Create Shortcut On Android<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to show you how to protect your home.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3018889644\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How To Blur A House On Google Maps<\/h2>\n<p>This will be shown on my laptop using Google Chrome. Here are some things you should know before we move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING &#8211;<\/strong> <span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\">Permanence:<\/strong>\u00a0Once blurred, the image cannot be reversed. If you sell your house, it will remain blurred for the new owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151081 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message-640x274.jpg\" alt=\"google-warning-message\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message-640x274.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message-350x150.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Warning-Message.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Start your browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\" alt=\"google_chrome-logo-feature-image\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Once in the browser, type your address in the<strong> search bar<\/strong> at the top. This will bring up a map and image of your home. Click on the image in the bottom left of the map.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2855475645\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151048 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image-640x421.jpg\" alt=\"google-address-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image-640x421.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Image.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: This will bring up a larger image showing your home on <strong>Google Maps<\/strong>. Your address will be at the top left of the image. Click on the <strong>3 dots<\/strong> next to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151049 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link-640x436.jpg\" alt=\"google-address-menu-link\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link-640x436.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link-350x239.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Menu-Link.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: A little menu will appear with some options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print<\/li>\n<li>Report a problem<\/li>\n<li>Share or embed image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We need to click on report a problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151050 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link-640x310.jpg\" alt=\"google-address-report-a-problem-link\" width=\"640\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link-640x310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link-350x170.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Report-A-Problem-Link.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: The <strong>Report Inappropriate Street View screen<\/strong> will appear. Here you can see the view of your house at the top. You need to click and hold your mouse button down on the red box and drag it to the location you want to blur. After that, look down a little further, and next to <strong>Request blurring<\/strong>, there are some choices:<\/p><div id=\"daves-1542704858\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>A face<\/li>\n<li>My home or an object on my private property<\/li>\n<li>My vehicle\/ license plate is on public property<\/li>\n<li>A different object<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For this article, click the circle to the right of <strong>My Home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151051 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen-640x507.jpg\" alt=\"google-maps-report-problem-screen\" width=\"640\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen-640x507.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen-350x278.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Maps-Report-Problem-Screen.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Now, some more options will appear:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I certify that I have the authority to request the blurring of this property because I am the owner or tenant. I also understand that this blurring is irreversible and cannot be undone<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"odyVde\">Please include additional information that will help us identify the correct home that should be blurred. Also, note that once we apply blurring to an image, it is permanent<\/div>\n<div class=\"NdJq7d\">(Optional)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the box next to the first one. Then they allow you to include additional info, but that is optional.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151052 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option-640x283.jpg\" alt=\"google-my-home-option\" width=\"640\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option-640x283.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option-350x155.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-My-Home-Option.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: Since that is done, you need to scroll down a little to the email box. This is required so they can verify that you are really the owner of the property. Then check the I&#8217;m not a robot box.<\/p><div id=\"daves-640382266\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This usually takes a few days, but it can take longer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151053 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button-640x430.jpg\" alt=\"google-address-submit-button\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button-640x430.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Google-Address-Submit-Button.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you know how to request that your house be blurred. Time to share your new knowledge with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-666280390\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we continued our lessons on ChatGPT, and I showed you how to disconnect it from apps. 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