Why You Should Probably Blur Your Home on Google Maps

Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more.

Did you know anyone can see your home right now, thanks to Google Maps?

Whether you like it or not, your home is likely visible to anyone with an internet connection. Kind of unsettling, right? With Street View, anyone can take a virtual stroll past your house using images captured by Google's camera cars. It is a powerful tool for exploring the world from your screen, but it also means your front door is just a few clicks away for strangers too.

And while Street View is undeniably useful, it also raises some serious privacy ...