An Artist in Brooklyn Is Selling His Facebook Username and Password on Ebay
In an art project that is sure to tick off the identity-obsessed executives at the world’s largest social network, Brooklyn-based artist Nick Hugh Schmidt is selling his Facebook account credentials on Ebay.
The auction is simply titled “My FB password” and the winning bidder will apparently receive Schmidt’s username and password written on a piece of paper through the mail. (Winner pays the bid plus $5.99 shipping and handling.)
An image of what you could win!
Schmidt told Yahoo Tech in an email that he considers the piece an extension of a previous work, “Unlock and Explore.” Schmidt’s description of that project:
In this interactive installation, I offered my cell phone up to the public, allowing complete strangers to rummage through my personal information; my texts, emails, photos, Facebook, etc. For the duration of the exhibition, my cell phone remained in the gallery-my private life becoming a sort of public theater. At the same time, I experienced what it was like to be without a cell phone, and thus out of contact, for an extended period of time.
Do you want access to Nick Hugh Schmidt’s Facebook account? Bidding starts at $1 right here.
