Image 3850, an aerial photograph of Barbara Streisand's Malibu home, taken by Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman in 2002, which became central to the Streisand effect.

- The Streisand effect is a social phenomenon where attempting to hide or remove information, especially online, results in the unintended consequence of publicizing that information more widely.
- Barbara Streisand sued to have "Image 3850" removed because she believed it violated her privacy. Her legal action drew massive media attention, causing the image's views to skyrocket from only six downloads before the lawsuit to over 420,000 views in the following month.
- This outcome demonstrates the Streisand effect: by trying to suppress the image, Streisand motivated people to seek it out, turning a virtually unknown photo into a widely viewed one.
- Streisand lost the lawsuit and was ordered to pay $155,567 in legal fees. A better way for her to minimize the loss of privacy would have been to ignore the image or respond calmly, as the lack of controversy would likely have kept the photo obscure.
- She should have responded to the Adelman’s website by either not engaging with it at all or by making a quiet, private request for removal without involving legal action, which would have avoided creating a public spectacle.