What does this mean?

The point of this article is to emphasise how public and accessible our “internet lives” are nowadays.

Another question you might want to consider is: when are you considered a public figure?

The Wikipedia article on public figures is really short.

Celebrities, politicians and business leaders are people we consider public figures. Rankings like “Who is the sexiest actress right now?” is something we are used to seeing in magazines.

Using the information of public figures is fair play, right? We may follow their lives and use that information how we please. That’s the whole idea of tabloids nowadays.

Can you be a public figure without knowing it?

A person with a million followers on Instagram or Twitter could be considered a public figure. “Internet celebrities” is a term we use for these people. But what about 100 000 followers? 10 000? Where do we draw the line?

You’ve probably heard of memes. They often feature a photo or image with a funny text. What you might not have thought about is that the people featured on these photos may not have been asked if it was okay to use them. Yet the image may have been downloaded, shared, edited and viewed by millions of people.

A meme with a link to some image sharing site.

What I’m trying to say is that the rise of social networks and the availability of personal information has lead to invasions of privacy we can’t control.