[tonywebster]

My house was blurred many years ago and I wish it wasn't. It almost draws more attention when you look at Street View, which is probably contrary to privacy interests. I've also had odd reactions from companies I've called out to do maintenance or yard work. Some of them never show up, and I suspect it is at least in part because they draw some negative inference from the blurred house. I'm also thinking about selling the house soon, and I just know it's going to be problematic. I've tried to get it unblurred several times, but have failed to get a response from Google.

[DINKDINK]

>My house was blurred [...] It almost draws more attention [...], which is probably contrary to privacy interests.

You're commenting on privacy when you're addressing covertness.

Privacy/Secrecy qualities addresses observability.

Secrecy: information desired to never be known (eg Location of your savings)

Privacy: information desired to be selectively known (eg a medical issue)

Covertness: information desired to be unsurprising (eg the thickness of your wallet being a side channel to your wealth)

Covertness is context dependent and in some contexts, a highly covert entity can actually be less private than a highly private entity. Walking around town in a ScrambleSuit will make you more private but less covert. Getting the same haircut, clothes, gate of people in your town will make you more covert but less private.

[dusted]

I came here just to write about that. I don't have mine blurred, but I thought about it, that it'd be drawing more attention if it was.. When 50% is blurred, maybe..

[de_watcher]

Ah, the Streisand effect.