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XabbaRus, I've never had any of that happen to me, never seen my house anywhere or been offered an aerial photograph, it's only on Google Earth. I can sue any private voyeur, I can get me or my house removed from any private enterprise, brochure, advertising, whatever. Yes I would not allow my house to be used commercially without my approval and royalties, the TV stations have to ask my permission for their footage, why Google Earth doesn't?! Google Earth stands above citizens? You have to keep the government on check at all times, and remember them that they serve you, their salary is paid by you, and transparency is the only alternative to corruption.

But what can I do about the government using Google Earth then?

I don't want the government to have free access to satellite images they should PAY for so that all the population can see it on the state budget and demand why they are so interested in this or that.

Without the ability of blurring my house by my request, any government official can use it for free on his spare time, or even while on duty.

The military may want to cover up their stuff, if google ceded, then why can't I? The citizen should be above both the military and the government, and if Google opens the precedent for censoring military/gov stuff, users should be allowed to request censorship of their private property too.

Likewise, there you have it, if the government can use Google Earth to take pictures of XabbaRus in the shower, why can't they do it with a CCTV? It's just an extra zoom. Don't complain Xabby, you gave them a finger and they took your arm.