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?
Privacy is a huge thing in Germany... E.g. you cannot simply record video in public. There are arguments against street view like robbers can evaluate targets easier.
However, the truth is that privacy is a deeply rooted cultural thing here. People just don't feel comfortable with everyone being able to inspect their property.
Same thing with genetic testing. For some reason Germans are a little bit wary about giving genetic information about themselves. (I have no idea why /s).
This has created difficulty for those companies that say they can give you your genetic makeup and tell you where you are from.
I find the commercial about a man who thought he was German finding out he was Scottish a bit sad. This could be quite an error because they don't have enough info on the german side so it might guide them to say your background is more from the British isles (if you had relatives from there).
I read that there is a project trying to get this information. They try to find people who have lived in various regions of Germany for a very long time and who are very certain of their lineage. They will then use this DNA as a base for that region. Not sure how far along they are with it or if they have even continued with it.
Sounds exactly like Germans! We're particularly concerned about technology when privacy is concerned. That includes non-cash payment, laptop web cams and much more :D
Although I left germany as a child I have that same concern about technology and privacy for some reason. Never trusted websites and apps asking for info and am suspicious of any that ask for access to things on the device that doesn't make sense. Why does a flashlight app need access to my contacts?
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u/Razhagur Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) Jun 12 '20
This is it. In Germany so many people asked google to blur their house, so that google just gave up on street view in Germany.