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Apple Maps erects gigantic digital wall to hide Tim Cook’s house (cultofmac.com)
13 points by zdw on Feb 1, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


"If you would prefer for your home to be censored inside Apple Maps and Google Maps, all you have to do is file a request. Apple has a webpage[0] that explains the process, while Google[1] takes requests inside Google Maps."

[0] https://maps.apple.com/imagecollection/ [1] https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7011973#zippy=%2Cif-y...

What would happen if everyone requested their own home to be removed from both services?


This is not rare. Just open Google street view in Germany. Most buildings are blurrier like this.




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