Thankfully, there's a way to protect yourself: blur your home on Google Street View to prevent thieves from analyzing your property. This precaution gained major attention when ABC7 reported a surge in Southern California homeowners blurring their residences on Street View to mitigate the risk.

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Google Street View doesn't just make getting around easier -- this one trick gave me total peace of mind, too.

Experts warn that they're seeing an increase in the number of burglaries and car thefts conducted by criminals who studied their targets on Google Maps