A lot of what makes the personal information of pop stars and presidential candidates so enticing is that they’re public figures. That information also can be used for blackmail, commercial gain, or political advantage. The difference is the tabloids don’t care about my peccadilloes or yours. Hooray for well-meaning laws, but they don’t lock down the personal bits and bytes any tighter. In this era of data mining and an information-based economy, personal privacy’s no longer a reasonable expectation.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/but-cling-if-you-must-to-the-illusion-of-privacy