Homeowners paint VERY blunt message on the roof of their house for anyone looking at their property on Google Maps
With the property blurred from Street View, some social media users have speculated it was to do with the homeowner's privacy.
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Now experts u-turn and say you SHOULDN'T blur your house on Google Maps - and warn doing so could actually encourage burglars to pay a visit
Experts have now u-turned and warn that the popular security trick of blurring your home on Google Maps might put you at a greater risk of a break-in.
12 days ago
Urgent warning for homeowners: Why you should blur your house on Google Maps - and how to do it
An expert has warned there's one thing homeowners are forgetting to do that could be putting their house at risk.
27 days ago
Mysterious 'flying saucer' in the Sahara Desert is discovered on Google Maps - as baffled viewers suggest it could be a crashed UFO
Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what they claim is a 'flying saucer' buried in the Sahara Desert.
32 days ago
Living in Los Angeles is a test of empathy | Dave Schilling
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Lines that divide us can lead to fear and isolation. But as helicopters fly overhead, those lines can also create commonality
In Los Angeles, it’s not uncommon to hear the buzzing of a police helicopt…
43 days ago
Chaos on German autobahns as Google Maps wrongly says they are closed
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Drivers using the navigation app confronted with mass of red dots indicating stop signs
Confusion reigned on German autobahns and highways at the start of one of the busiest holiday breaks of the year…
44 days ago
Have you looked at images of Gaza on Google Maps? You should | Arwa Mahdawi
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
If you don’t trust Palestinians, maybe you’ll trust Google Maps. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the devastation
A picture says a thousand words. And the imagery slowly seeping out of Gaza tells…
50 days ago
Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’
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Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happy
Along a …
64 days ago
Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
President Claudia Sheinbaum says lawsuit has been filed after US lawmakers voted on name change
Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users…
67 days ago
Town at war over 'Berlin Wall MK2' built to block access to a walking route after Google Maps blunder... as furious local knocks it down with a JCB
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The concrete blocks on Kellands Lane in Okehampton, Devon, had been put up to block a thoroughfare which families used to get to school.