We’ve seen stories of celebrity phone hacks before, but the currently developing story of a massive theft of personal celebrity photos appears to be different. Potentially dozens of actresses, athletes and singers, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were targeted. The stolen property reached the masses all at once. And at its core, it was a massive violation of personal privacy, which more and more people have experience with, as the internet works its way into each corner of our lives.
And so appropriately, the conversation has changed. If you look on Twitter and Facebook, there’s obviously still those who are eager to see the work of these criminals for themselves, but more and more people are speaking up for the victims and changing the conversation.
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As more details from this case come to light, there’s sure to be additional talk about how this happened, who was responsible and how we can stop it from happening again. That being the case, we should all know how to talk about this kind of thing: even if it’s not a celebrity, photos and texts can spread through schools and towns, and changing how we all think about and discuss these violations is the first step to making things better for the victims and worse for the criminals.
Don’t call this a “leak.”
Let’s look at this in a more literal way. ...
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