The End of Privacy; September 2008; Scientific American Magazine; by Daniel J. Solove; 6 Page(s)

He has a name, but most people just know him as ¿the Star Wars Kid.¿ In fact, he is known around the world by tens of millions of people. Unfortunately, his notoriety is for one of the most embarrassing moments in his life.

In 2002, as a 15-year-old, the Star Wars Kid videotaped himself waving around a golf-ball retriever while pretending it was a lightsaber. Without the help of the expert choreographers working on the Star Wars movies, he stumbled around awkwardly in the video.