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As New Zealand prepares for its general election and around the world there is political and civil unrest, top of the news last week was the hacking of celebrities' nude photos.
There is so much sadness and serious talk going on that when there's a possible celebrity scandal all eyes are easily diverted.
In case you have been attending to the goings on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, you might have missed the furore that surrounded the sex crimes committed against Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence.
Sure it was hacking, and calling it a sex crime might be seen to be taking it a bit far, but is what commentators are likening the hacking to.
Lawrence and other celebrities, including one under-age victim, thought their personal photos were safely stored in "the Cloud".
Psychotherapist Dr Judi Bloom said: "I think it is a form of sexual aggression and the objectification of women, and the posting of underage nude photos is fodder for sexual predators.
"Those who did this should be prosecuted. It is not as traumatic as an actual assault, but it is psychologically damaging to the individual because it is a total invasion of who you are."
Dozens of photos of stars were posted online and tech giant Apple admitted there had been a "targeted attack", but denied its Cloud storage system had been breached.
So what can we learn from this? If you take nude pictures of yourself, or photos of an intimate nature, perhaps you should make sure they are stored in the most secure way you know - keep them on a USB drive under lock and key.
If you do want to use the Cloud for storage - and lots of us do store innocuous files in this way - then you should follow some simple guidelines to make sure your data remains safe.
Pick a good password, the longer the better and with a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
The password you choose to access the Cloud should be unlike any other password you use. If a hacker gets access to your Facebook password which also happens to be your email password, they will not only have a clear view of where you hold financial accounts, but they will be able to reset all of your passwords without your knowledge.
Don't share your passwords. Even with a trusted friend, sharing your password is never a good idea.
The more people who know your password, the more likely it is to be spread around.
Your password is the lock to your information.
Back up your data. The same way you back up your computer's hard drive, back up your Cloud data.
There are some companies that offer a small amount of storage free of cost.
Take advantage of this and make sure you have your most important data backed up in case of an unexpected loss.