The feminists, mass media, and consequently everybody else are up-in-arms over the leaked nude pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and Company. So, far it has been reported at it’s most extreme, a “sex crime” by Forbes and promoted as such by activists websites like Guerilla Feminism. At minimum, an “Outrageous violation of privacy” by everyone else.



So, I’ll start by letting you all in on a little secret. Internet technology is not and will never be 100% safe. Ever. It’s just how the structure works. You patch known security risks here, and it will open up something elsewhere. You have to create new security protocols to protect against known exploits, and the creation of the new code will lead to future exploits.

I think the obvious dialogue needs not be the prosecution of hackers(and you are all playing into the whole reason they did this by the way), but maybe upon the responsibilities that come with being a mega-rich movie star. We all understand that the celebrity is denied certain aspects of a “normal life”.

They can’t expect to go out in public without being bombarded by a hoard of screaming fans and the relentless paparazzi, but we understand this as justified due to the misplaced envy surrounding their fame and the ridiculously absurd paychecks that come with it. It’s just the price you pay to live the celebrity lifestyle.

Why would this situation be treated any differently? You would have to expect since you are crammed down the throats of every American on a 24-hour news cycle that dominates both internet and television, that you might have to be more responsible with your technology.

If you want to take nude pictures, don’t do it using a personal camera phone that is not only constantly connected to the internet but also automatically uploads your pictures into an online database. Use either a digital camera that isn’t so accessible, or god forbid a print!

Hackers will always exist. They are an irreplaceable tool in the digital age. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just cheeky. The bottom line is, we need them more than we need Jennifer Lawrence or whoever the fuck else was victimized by their own ignorance that will be replaced in 10 years time. It’s time for everyone to grow up, stop depending on the government to take care of them, and own the responsibilities that come with living in the most interesting and interconnected time of our existence.

Technology is power, and that’s why most of you don’t know shit about it.



Interesting side note: Isn’t it funny to watch how horrified people are over the invasion of privacy of something so impersonal as the nude physical form, and yet they don’t give a shit that the government they pay for knows the most confidential details about who they are through the mass collection of everything they do on a daily basis? They know you on a level that is far more intimate than the nude form, and people need to wake up and start giving a shit about what is important.

Another interesting side note: This will get far more attention than the Department of Homeland Security supervisor’s guilt for possessing and disseminating over 600 pictures of sadistic, masochistic, and prepubescent child pornography. Yeah, this is the same group that spies on you and your kids. Yeah, he has been released under supervision until his trial in mid-November. Wouldn’t a public dialogue on this be nice? Yeah, you should probably stop eating what the mass media feeds you. Here’s that story, if you can stomach two “sex crimes” in one day.