Can you ever expect privacy in public? Coldplay kiss camera saga tells us a lot about the answer


Experts point to growing instances of social media users rushing to publicly identify, or dox, the people captured on camera – much like how quickly the Internet committed to finding those involved in the Coldplay moment, for example. — AP

NEW YORK: When the "KissCam” at a Coldplay concert landed on a couple who tried (but failed) to duck out of the spotlight, the Internet immediately got to work.

In hours, the clip was just about everywhere. Endless memes, parody videos and photos of the pair's shocked faces filled social media feeds.

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