An exhibit set to feature hacked photos of naked celebrities is raising eyebrows, writes Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, in this Privacy Perspectives post that considers the blurred line between our online and offline worlds. “Celebgate has brought many privacy issues to the forefront,” Bracy writes, noting that while XVALA’s exhibit may seem to “demonstrate that noncelebrities simply have much less to fear,” past artistic installations have shown that random images of “unremarkable people” have also raised concerns, sometimes even leading to lawsuits. “Like other art before it, this leading edge of expression exploring surveillance, privacy and anonymity will challenge and make us face the realities we are creating—at least as long as these exhibits are permitted for public consumption,” Bracy writes.
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