HOW GOOGLE STREET VIEW BLURS OUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY: AN INVESTIGATION IN FOUR PARTS

Presented by Adrian Fernandez

Hosted by Blindside
24/04/2021
Talk #110

Image: Alcatraz Island, Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service. Provided by Google arts and culture

ADRIAN FERNANDEZ presents ‘How Google Street View blurs our right to privacy: An Investigation in four parts’

In partnership with Blindside.

This talk explores how Google Street view flouts and often outright violates our right to privacy. From its inception to the present day, Google has repeatedly violated our right to privacy, most notable through its Google Street View project. This talk will focus on this project, looking at its inception, the challenges posed by its pervasive global reach, how countries and organisations have tried to rein in Google, and the various legal instruments that have been enacted in order to regulate and develop standards on the transmission of images online.

Adrian Fernandez is an architectural graduate whose interests lie in interrogating the many divides and biases that lie within the profession, through speculative projects and writing. He works for Monash University in the Department of Art and Architecture (MADA) as a Design Studio Leader.