I'd like to talk about something I feel is of great importance -- whether we'll admit it or not -- to all of us. It's the news that the contents of Paris Hilton's little black contact list has been salciously spread all over the internet.
Sure, it seems amusing but it's not. Can you imagine having your phone numbers spread over the web for people to see? Hackers calling your parents early in the morning and cackling as your groggy mother pleas with them to stop bothering them. The likes of prominent celebrities like Eminem, Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera, Luke Wilson, Ashlee Simpson, Andy Roddick and Vin Diesel. Vin Diesel for crying out loud! Is shame dead?
I'd like to talk about an even more omninous implication: This brutal theft and invasion of privacy is endangering celebrities lives. You've heard about the storms in La-la-land, right? What if -- God forbid -- one of these luminaries listed above were to fall into a muddy pit at the base of an unstable hillside? Or had their limo swept away by the raging LA River spilling over its banks? Their phones might be so crammed with obnoxious 11-year old girls trying to get through to their idol that the troubled stars can't even get through to their manager, let alone emergency services.
What if all of their other contacts have changed phone numbers? Just imagine the number of potential hookups lost to this 1 contact list theft. It's like a butterfly in the rainforest, flapping its wings and causing the bullet meant for Archduke Ferdinand to fly wide . Look. What I'm saying here is that there is more to this story than the crooked, corporate-beholden media is willing to present. Personally, I would recommend digging up some old Civil Defense fallout shelter plans.
But first, I have a few phone calls to make.
Posted by eric at February 23, 2005 09:05 AM
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I had a sidekick for two years and finally got rid of it just this past year. RIP little friend.
Anyway, what always bothered me about them is that the data isn't stored on the phone itself - it's stored out at T-Mobile's (or to get more correct, Danger's) servers. And there's no easy way to get the data off of their servers (as I found out when I terminated my contract). Data being stored means the data can be hacked out. Boo T-mobile...booo
Posted by: MooCow at February 23, 2005 01:48 PM