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"Think giving out basic personal information on Facebook is harmless? You might need to rethink, as a reformed burglar has given details on how a criminal can use your user account as a tool for committing a crime.
"The information people give out on Facebook, when linked up with other information freely available on the internet, is an absolute ­goldmine for criminals," the Daily Mail quoted Michael Fraser, a reformed burglar who presents the BBC's 'Beat The Burglar' programme, as saying.
"One year, you might have a party and give out your address. A while later, you might tell everyone that it is your 30th birthday.
"So, if you've accepted me as a friend of a friend, I know your name, your address and your birth date.
"From that, I can go to 192.com and on there I can find out what you do for a living, how much your home is worth - and whether you're likely to be worth burgling.
"I might have already made up my mind because you've posted party ­pictures on Facebook and I can see what kind of valuables you have in the house - and which rooms they're in. Then you go and tell your Facebook friends how much you're looking forward to going on holiday next Tuesday.
"I can go on to Google Street View and see actual photographs of your home. I can see if you have a burglar alarm, or whether there are any bushes in the garden to hide in. And I can see all the alleyways I can escape down. And, of course, I know you won't be at home.
Read more: How criminals use Facebook - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...acebook/articleshow/7134641.cms#ixzz1E4iafSKx
"Just this week police in Hoover, Alabama arrested two men on burglary charges.
Investigators say the thieves learned their victims were away from home through their Facebook status updates."
" Don't give out too much info
Posting your name on your Facebook profile page is perfectly reasonable, but you need not list your address, birth date, phone number, work details or any other information that should remain private."
"The information people give out on Facebook, when linked up with other information freely available on the internet, is an absolute ­goldmine for criminals," the Daily Mail quoted Michael Fraser, a reformed burglar who presents the BBC's 'Beat The Burglar' programme, as saying.
"One year, you might have a party and give out your address. A while later, you might tell everyone that it is your 30th birthday.
"So, if you've accepted me as a friend of a friend, I know your name, your address and your birth date.
"From that, I can go to 192.com and on there I can find out what you do for a living, how much your home is worth - and whether you're likely to be worth burgling.
"I might have already made up my mind because you've posted party ­pictures on Facebook and I can see what kind of valuables you have in the house - and which rooms they're in. Then you go and tell your Facebook friends how much you're looking forward to going on holiday next Tuesday.
"I can go on to Google Street View and see actual photographs of your home. I can see if you have a burglar alarm, or whether there are any bushes in the garden to hide in. And I can see all the alleyways I can escape down. And, of course, I know you won't be at home.
Read more: How criminals use Facebook - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...acebook/articleshow/7134641.cms#ixzz1E4iafSKx
"Just this week police in Hoover, Alabama arrested two men on burglary charges.
Investigators say the thieves learned their victims were away from home through their Facebook status updates."
" Don't give out too much info
Posting your name on your Facebook profile page is perfectly reasonable, but you need not list your address, birth date, phone number, work details or any other information that should remain private."
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bloodhoundhandler
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If anyone is stupid enough to put on Facebook that they are going to be away then being burglarised is the least of their problems. I think that there was crime before Facebook came around. I would be more worried about putting camtracker pics on here and dealing with poachers or trespassers.
Limb Chicken
Active Member
Yes, I agree you have to be careful. But the privacy settings, when used correctly are sufficient.
Limb Chicken
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wapsiguy
PMA Member
Well ok then!! :way:
bloodhoundhandler
New Member
Thats funny I don't care who you areI draw the line at facebook. I could not imagine being on twitter. Hey look at me, I just took a dump in the woods.....wanna see the pic.....
Congrats guys for taking it to the next step. The pages do look very nice!!
blake
Life Member
I have been signed on to twitter for some time…………..never used it though?
Guess I had better see what it’s all about……………..
zvholk
Active Member
I draw the line at facebook. I could not imagine being on twitter. Hey look at me, I just took a dump in the woods.....wanna see the pic.....
that’s funny, do you have half the hankey to prove it. :moon:
DOR
Life Member
Thomas, you seriously have Buffalo Wild Wings on your Facebook page as a "like"?
More like Obsession.
The $ roasting never gets old...LOL
LoessHillsArcher
PMA Member
stalker.. :grin: haha, this is hilarious
Scooter1
Member
I draw the line at facebook. I could not imagine being on twitter. Hey look at me, I just took a dump in the woods.....wanna see the pic.....
Im sorry but I cant get this out of my head!!!!!!!!!!!:drink1: My wife keeps asking me what the hell im laughing about.