Among them were a woman who had moved house to escape a violent partner but who was recognisable outside her new home on Street View.
And?
The partner doesn't know where the new house is, so he wouldn't know where to look for it on Google, so he wouldn't see her! Unless he looks through EVERY HOUSE on there.
How long would it take you to walk past every house in the town where you live?
Now how long would it take you to click on a picture of every house in the town where you live?
Well I don't know about you, but I find Streetview's navigation such a pain in the arse that I probably could walk past every house here quicker than looking at it on the computer.