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Can new homeowners reverse blurring on Street View?

Q In your article on redacting personal data (Issue 664, page 60) you state that blurring your house on Google Street View is ‘irreversible and cannot be undone’. Does that mean that if I blur my house and subsequently move, the new owner can’t reverse the blurring?

Michael Chappell

Yes, once a house is blurred on Google Street View

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