Paris Hilton’s Info Put on Public Display
Paris Hilton had her Sidekick hacked not too long ago. Now - all of her Sidekick info has been put on display. I link to Engadget because that’s where I first read about it, and I’m pretty sure people will keep putting mirrors up for you in the comments section.
FirstAdopter.com doesn’t like any of this one bit, letting everyone know it’s just tabloid journalism to spread this around and it’s an invasion of privacy. While we may not be sure that it’s an attack on Paris’ privacy, as she has virtually none in the first place - it is a complete invasion on any of the other celebrities listed in her notes or address book, as much of the contact information has been confirmed by Drudge and others.
FirstAdopter.com is not alone in thinking this is irresponsible, just read Engadget’s comments and look for some by Christopher MacManus.
But many point to something else: her pictures and the quality of the shots. Not the quality of the camera itself, but the pics that were in there. Perhaps these were filtered? Planted? Could this all be another publicity stunt at the expense of others’ privacy? It’s a possibility, no doubt. Do keep in mind that a model’s cell phone pics do have a good chance of looking better than most cell phone pics out there, especially when said model is in some of these pics naked, and making out with another girl. While some point to the flattering pics, others also point out that the website that sells her sex tape is in her notes.
So while Paris’ “invasion of privacy” remains in question, the other celebrities certainly had to turn off their cells or abandon their email accounts. If this was planted, Paris may be forefront and center in the public eye once more, but she’s certainly burnt a few bridges, intentionally or not.
T-Mobile, Sidekick’s carrier, should expect a good number of lawsuits from this. This will probably make many hesitant about keeping online contact lists. I’m sure you’ve gotten a few emails with invitations to those before, and I’m sure many will think twice about responding to them the next time they receive one. Of course, few people out there have so many others wanting to call them to say hello (or prank), but that won’t stop anyone from thinking about the “what ifs”, even if the “if” doesn’t exist.
Comments:
This is where it started:
http://www.gfy.com/showthread.php?t=434088Recordings of phone coversations too.
Posted by Franck on Feb 20, 2005 at 09:11 PM
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