Playing the role of me is not easy: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West
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We discussed her recently in the AQ for freedom, privacy and security, where I mentioned that no privacy can compromise security (contrary to govt's position that we need to sacrifice our privacy to the govt to ensure our security). In Kim Kardashian's case, she was infamously robbed at gunpoint in Paris last year of $10m worth of jewellery, including her $4m engagement ring from Kayne West -- all this because she flaunted her engagement ring on her social media for the whole world to see, including the thieves.....
She is a good example of how in our social media age now, privacy is a goner as we are constantly exposing our privacy online -- voluntarily! The public and the private self are hence blurred, as everything previously private is not made public, as people realise that our private lives contain salacious details that can be used to whet the appetitie of online viewers and attract their eyeballs....Kim Kardashian brings it one-notch higher in this game as her family actually has a reality TV show ("Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Lit and IB Students pls note the alliteration here!)watched by millions around the world, and it's now into its 10th year and 13th season!
But note that reality show, as well as what we show online on social media, can be said to be not totally real, but scripted, curated and selective bites of the real picture...hence, some amount of privacy can still be retained. We only showcase those versions of our private life that fits our agenda, in most cases, those that portray us in a positive light, but in some cases, those that are very 'drama' and gossipy so that viewers will tune in for more....which menas that some could be totally fabricated (think fake news) cos c'mon, REAL LIFE CAN BE BORING, so we gotta spice it up for the viewers to create entertainment value....
Qn: To what extent has technology had an impact on both privacy and security in your country? (Cam. 2009)
We discussed her recently in the AQ for freedom, privacy and security, where I mentioned that no privacy can compromise security (contrary to govt's position that we need to sacrifice our privacy to the govt to ensure our security). In Kim Kardashian's case, she was infamously robbed at gunpoint in Paris last year of $10m worth of jewellery, including her $4m engagement ring from Kayne West -- all this because she flaunted her engagement ring on her social media for the whole world to see, including the thieves.....
She is a good example of how in our social media age now, privacy is a goner as we are constantly exposing our privacy online -- voluntarily! The public and the private self are hence blurred, as everything previously private is not made public, as people realise that our private lives contain salacious details that can be used to whet the appetitie of online viewers and attract their eyeballs....Kim Kardashian brings it one-notch higher in this game as her family actually has a reality TV show ("Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Lit and IB Students pls note the alliteration here!)watched by millions around the world, and it's now into its 10th year and 13th season!
But note that reality show, as well as what we show online on social media, can be said to be not totally real, but scripted, curated and selective bites of the real picture...hence, some amount of privacy can still be retained. We only showcase those versions of our private life that fits our agenda, in most cases, those that portray us in a positive light, but in some cases, those that are very 'drama' and gossipy so that viewers will tune in for more....which menas that some could be totally fabricated (think fake news) cos c'mon, REAL LIFE CAN BE BORING, so we gotta spice it up for the viewers to create entertainment value....
Qn: To what extent has technology had an impact on both privacy and security in your country? (Cam. 2009)
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