Remove Your Face, House, Car from Google Street View
Google Street View can easily photograph your face, house, car, license plate etc. and display it across the world which may raise privacy concerns. But it is easy to remove such personal images from Google Street View easily.
Google respects your privacy and usually blurs identifying personal details. But now you can ask Google to have photographs of yourself, your children, cars or houses completely removed from the Google Street View even where the images have already been blurred.
Step I – Identify Street View
First find the Google Street View page. Visit Google Maps, zoom to the maximum zoom possible, and if a Street View is available, you can see the details. You can also make the small orange man on the bottom right screen walk along the street and watch the Street View change.
For example, I walked along the Market street in San Francisco on Google maps, and found several people and shops. Suppose I want to report that the Google Street car photographed my face and pasted it on Google Street view, I can report it to Google.
Step 2 – Report Inappropriate Google Street View
After you identify the concerned Google Street View, see the bottom left of the concerned map screen, and look for the faint “Report a Problem” link. Click on it.
Step 3 – Report Privacy Concerns
Clicking on this link takes you to the Google Local Business Centre page where you can Report Inappropriate Street View.
They allow you to report a face that has not been blurred, an identifiable photo of your face or your child face, your legible license plate that has not been blurred, a picture of your car, your house, inappropriate offensive or NSFW images, bad image quality, security concerns etc. Report your Street View problem in detail and fill in your email
Step 4 – Focus Face, Car, House on Street Image
They provide an detailed Street View Image you reported. Adjust the red box in 3D by moving your mouse and clearly focus on the part of the image you are reporting.
Submit it and you are done. Check the neighbourhood around your house on Google Maps Street View, and if you find yourself there, unblurred and easily identifiable, report to Google and get yourself blurred or removed.
John, It is everyones right to have their
house removed from google street view if they wish.
As to their reasons, well thats none of our business.
Chuck
@everyone, this is a commentary about an article, saying that you want your house removed here does nothing.
@everyone, in the United States there is something called the First Amendment. In the First Amendment it clearly states freedom of speech and expression. From a legal standpoint this is a form of speech and expression and thus protected by law. The fact that Google even offers you to remove images of structures, vehicles, and people is a courtesy because they are not legally bound to do so.
In addition this could also fall under grounds of freedom of the press and would also be considered protected by law.
@Evan, tyranny is a form of government. Google is a business not a government.
So far as I am aware, our house has not yet appeared on Google Street website. I wish to ensure that it NEVER appears on your website. I have no wish to make public my address and therefore request a confidential email address so that I may provide you with the full address. Alun Williams
please remove or blur out my car registration number
Common people!!
If I go thru a street (in real life).. am I not allowed to see your house?.. or you? your childrens?… or lets see your mammas or dogs?
your privacy is whats inside your home.. that Im not allowed to see, if u dont invite me!
Then.. what all these buzz about beeing “catched” on google street view?.. what about those who just are on the street, when a camera man are filming something?.. yes… u would been seen on TV by millions! <– does anyone has thought about that?
If everyone would like to take their faces away, I propose Google, that they can put me on every others place!!… I still up at a photo shoot!.. (and for free).
I mean… grow up people!, the moment you are born, even then.. the first touching you arent your parents but some people you dont know at all.. did you let them?… heh, lets sue all of them!
Cheers!,