It seems Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria has been having problems with her local Apple store in Texas. And by problems, we mean she handed her laptop to an employee for repairing and that employee took a look at her files, found her email address and phone number, and called her up just to say hey.
This is a classic example of something that is NOT OKAY TO DO.
Speaking to Access Hollywood, the 39-year-old said it’s been happening a lot lately, which is equal parts ridiculous and terrifying.
“(The employee said) ‘I made a dress and I want to send it to you. I work at the Apple store here in San Antonio.'”
Eva, completely understandably, questioned how the staff member got her phone number and the employee replied, “I saw your phone number from your profile. I just wanted to call and say, ‘Hi, I’m a fan.'”
Again, NOT OKAY.
Obviously the Apple employees at the San Antonio store lack the willpower and moral compass of, say, a Saint, but surely you’d realise you shouldn’t be looking through her files.
Or maybe, you know, don’t call her if you find her phone number. Maybe, if you really felt the need to steal it, just keep it to yourself and never tell anyone. Just write it on a napkin, draw hearts around it, keep it under your pillow, and stroke it every night before you fall asleep.
No? Not OK either? Fine.
Would you go through a celebrity’s computer if they gave it to you?
While you think about it, here’s Eva Longoria doing a bunch of different Eva Longoria things.
Top Comments
Is everyone out there on 'stupid pills'? There is NO PRIVACY out there in the cyber world. This is not Victorian England where the sanctity of the posted letter was guarded preciously and legally. This is the 21st Century and it's Open Slather! What makes anyone think that a repair person or employee would NOT be tempted to go through a celebrity's computer or mobile phone? It would be more unusual these days if that person actually had a conscience and DIDN'T! Why is anyone surprised? There are no boundaries anymore. And BLEATING about privacy will not make it happen. The Genie of Privacy is out of the bottle and no-one will ever be able to stuff it back in. Welcome to our Brave New World and get used to it. There's no going back now.
Years ago a gorgeous young woman I worked with took her computer into an apple store to be fixed. She was horrified and disgusted to see a number of 'sent' emails from her computers email to various apple store employees...containing photographs from her honeymoon (if you catch my drift). Some repair person had obviously gone through all her photos then sent them to themselves and their friends. Absolutely f***ed.
Did she pursue this matter further?