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Monday, September 13, 2010
Handle Social Networking with Care: Facebook Updates Lead to Series of Burglaries
Social media networking has become one of the leading causes of burglaries. When people "tweet" or update their status' it becomes public domain to people who are looking for an easy target. Thieves are now using peoples updates and "tweets" to find out when the people are going out of town,how long they are going and even how far, with the detail people can put on their face book information and twitter, they are able to access the "tweeters" phone numbers and even addresses. In one city alone, there were up to 50 robberies totaling about $100,000 in stolen goods. One of the advices this articles offered was to not go into details when you go on vacation and not to reveal the details of your personal property.
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I think a lot of people forget how much the internet exposes you. It's scary to think that people could look up all that information about you and your personal life, and this has definitely made me think twice about the security settings on my Facebook.
This article definitely gave me something to think about. I never really considered that my updates could put me at risk. We rely on security settings to keep us safe, but it seems irresponsible when you really think about it.
Let's think about it: if you post that you aren't going to be home or have your phone number posted on a site, it's basically giving hackers/ burglars an invitation to take advantage of you. Also, something to keep in mind is when you give out your information on the internet, make sure the "https" is before the website, rather than "http". The S stands for security, which means you're in a secured site and your credit card information or anything else personal is secured. Be safe!
My mother actually passed this information on to me several years ago. She's a teacher and our school district went on a security binge, giving everyone tips. I think most people don't think about it, or don't care how accessible their information is.
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