Speaking at a recent event, Wickr CEO Nico Sell discussed how rare privacy is, and how that has made it desirable, Re/code reports. “Everyone used to want to be famous because it was really hard to be famous and, like diamonds, you want to be rare,” Sell said. “Now it’s really hard to be private.” Using the examples of the types of lists of personal information data brokers auction off, Sell said, “We need to stop saying, ‘I’ve got nothing to hide.’ Your health records are something we all have to hide.” And in light of so many breach reports, Sell’s advice for busineses? “Find another way to make money than selling lots of personal information, because then you don’t have to hold personal information.” Editor's Note: Privacy Perspectives explored related issues in the post "Did Andy Warhol Get It Wrong?"
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