Keep Your Privates Private
Lilly Molini
A&E Editor
Hundreds of celebrity nudes were leaked on Sunday due to an alleged security leak in Apple’s iCloud storage service.
The hack revealed personal photos of A-Listers like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst.
This is raises the question for many: “Are my pictures secure?”
What many don’t realize is that everyone is entitled to their privacy, but if people were conscious about what they posted and kept on their phone, maybe they wouldn't worry about their security.
Many people in generation Y think everything is other people’s fault and blame others for their poor actions.
It’s not surprising, then, when Lawrence’s spokesperson confirmed the personal shots were of her, but added it was “a flagrant violation of privacy.”
Although a lot of people believe this a problem that needs fixed, they don’t understand that an ounce of caution wouldn’t lead to this problem.
Many of the celebrities are blaming this dilemma on Apple, even though it is still unclear exactly how the photos were obtained.
A simple glitch can cause all of society’s personal information, not just photos, to be leaked at any moment. Everyone must be aware of this when adding personal content on their cell phones, whether it’s from credit card information or a birthday. This knowledge is often what hackers need to expose victims just like they did to the celebrities.
Apple is working to fix the glitch, as it should, but America should fix it’s own glitch of trusting technology’s security.
