Drones don't fly very far. It may be possible to rent one, but now you've introduced a third party that could be compelled to redact the images, as Google has b

Drones don't fly very far. It may be possible to rent one, but now you've introduced a third party that could be compelled to redact the images, as Google has been. So to view the house anonymously from far way / another country, you'd still need to travel to some place nearby. You're right that it's no longer symmetric, but it's far more expensive than a free and anonymous Google search.