Germany gets new privacy tool from Google

Google Street View in Germany now shows blurred out houses and buildings, like they already do with faces and license plates. The tool that lets a user remove their property from the Street View can be found here, but you better get there fast since it's available for a limited time only.

Basically you fill in a form, and use a map to pin-point the building you want removed from Google -- doing this will ensure your privacy.

I have two questions about this:

1) Since we know this tool now exists, and is completely possible, why can't we use it in any country?

2) Why is it a limited time only?

This seems like a feature that should be widely available, and without an expiration period. What do you think?