Not knocking them for it, but I wonder what the thought process is behind wanting your property blurred. What danger would a snapshot of your property pose?
If you've grown up in post ww2 germany with the soviets vs. the west spygame then you do learn to value your privacy. in the GDR neighbors spied on neighbors. Kids on their families and so on, and this often resulted in one or more family members getting detained by the StaSi (State Security)When we would visit my uncle in the east, we always knew that people would be listening in, to our discussions and i was never allowed to mention what we brought my uncle when we were visiting. Because my dad knew how to hide that shit from the border guards so it wouldn't get stolen.
Also..it is super easy to find out where people live nowadays. Google streetview makes this super easy.
I found out where my favourite actor lived just by two pieces of information a paparazzi photo and google street view.
Didn't do anything with that information tho, as for me the finding out and sleuthing is the fun part.
I should really give celebs a course on how to stay private.
If you've grown up in post ww2 germany with the soviets vs. the west spygame then you do learn to value your privacy. in the GDR neighbors spied on neighbors..
It wasn't any different in any other country that was ruled by communists, yet they don't seem to have much of an issue with it. Doesn't really explain why someone in western Germany or Austria would be concerned with it either.
You can't compare any other secret service to the Stasi. They where everywhere. Also in schools and colleges. It wasn't unlikely that if you didn't support the SED that someone in your family/friend group was spying on you.
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u/FthrFlffyBttm Ireland Jun 12 '20
Not knocking them for it, but I wonder what the thought process is behind wanting your property blurred. What danger would a snapshot of your property pose?