Tuesday, March 11, 2014

"Can We Learn About Privacy From Porn Stars?"

You cannot expect your legal name to remain a secret, and a stage name will not fool people who recognize you.”

"But this same lack of context is something any of us can experience. It’s what happens when any ill-advised tweet or embarrassing Facebook picture goes viral. Ten years ago, I would have judged people over the course of several conversations. Now I evaluate them based on a few snippets of their social media presence."

NY Times Sunday Review via Instapundit

5 comments:

Michael Haz said...

Philosophy, pop-up books, porn star privacy, and Justin Beiber. No lack of variety at Lem's blog.

edutcher said...

I believe this one goes in the Duh file.

ken in tx said...

I never heard of of this person until this week, the Duke porno queen. Another person who is now famous for being famous.

The Dude said...

I wonder if the lacrosse team would hire her?

Revenant said...

Stoya makes some interesting points about the nature of privacy in the Internet age. She's a sharp lady.