Why you should blur your house on Google Maps

Google Maps can be a useful tool for getting you where you need to go, but it can also be a risk to your privacy.

While using Street View on Google Maps, you can get a 360 degree view of any area on the map, including views of the outside of people’s homes.

As Nelson Aguilar writes for CNET, Street View “makes it easier for stalkers or criminals to plan their way inside your home.”

Would-be-criminals could look at your home for cameras or possible…