However, justice caught up soon, and much to Scarlett, Mila and Vanessa’s relief, their phone hacker, Christopher Chaney, was finally caught in the net of FBI’s famous Operation Hackerazzi. Chaney was produced in court and is currently fighting the conviction of 121 years in jail if convicted of the 26 counts of identity theft and unauthorised access to protected computers among other charges. though Hollywood celebrities hailed this news, what is giving them nightmares is that it wasn’t monetary greed or fame that had Chaney, who hacked more than 50 celebrity accounts, do these deeds, but the “thrill of it”. however, this is no more just a debate of only leaked pictures taken in the buff on cell phones stored in computers, but pictures celebrities have taken on private islands and secluded spots with loved ones, extending, the debate to the realm of privacy. Recently reports flooded the net as actress-turned-singer Miley Cyrus became the latest victim of ‘stolen privacy’. Lashing out at pictures of her in a bikini, getting up, close and personal with Hollywood actor boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, the actress-turned-singer wrote on Twitter, “That really sucks cause that’s a day that was for me and Liam not the world.”
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