How to Protect Your Home Address in Google Maps?

Identify Your Home as a Private Location : Designate your saved home location as a private address to keep it private on Google. There are quite a few advanced steps you can take to actually protect your privacy on Google Maps and from other sources, beyond just labeling your address as Home. 

Don't Save as Home : Don't save your home address as Home with Google Maps. Use a landmark nearby to disguise your home address. While this won't protect you from all risks, it adds a layer of security by not associating your exact living location with your Home label. 

Making Your Maps Data Public : You have various sharing and tracking options with Maps, but only share your live location with trusted contacts - the most straightforward method to control public visibility for your location data. You should share your real-time location with trusted persons only and for a limited time.

Blurring Your Home on Google Street View : It can request that Google blur your house on Google Street View, which can block anyone from looking at your home photo. It is one of the most effective ways to mask the privacy of any individual from unwanted surveillance: the permanent blur effect on your house in Google Street View, of whatever sort.

Control Sharing Location : Turn on location sharing just to share location or pre-plan activities. Establish time caps for more safety! Live location sharing is one of the distinguishing features for keeping up with friends or family, or even for safety purposes, so it should be employed prudently. 

Control Timeline & History : Delete or disable your Google Maps Timeline to avoid logging sensitive information about your travel history! Google Maps Timeline, i.e., Location History, tracks and logs your movement and movements to the places you visit, putting together one of the most detailed maps of your personal travel history. 

Disable Location-specific Ads : Turn off personalized ads linked to your location, under Ad personalization in your Google account. Location-based ads may be delivered to you even after disabling ad personalization, as your IP address is used to determine your general location. For a more comprehensive protection of your location, you should visit My Ad Center and tweak your activity controls to set preferences on using location info for ads.

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