Monday, June 15, 2009

Are Tweets and Facebook updates telling burglars when to strike?

Sam Diaz blogs on ZDNet: "The burglary of an Arizona video editor made headlines because he thinks that his Facebook and Twitter update habits may have led to it. He not only told his network of social media friends that he was going out of town but also shared some adventures of his road trip."

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Personally, I find this a very plausible scenario -- It can be like putting up a sign on your front door, "We are out!" It's like the old stories of people who go on cruises only to return to a burgled house, thanks to tipsters at the docks selling to gangs info about who's just headed off on a cruise and won't be home for a week!

Fair warning, folks!

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