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Social networking sites provide a "potential gold mine" of information for criminals, with many users unwittingly publishing their addresses, and full details of where they are and their holiday plans.
A survey of 50 former criminals, undertaken by the insurance company More Than, found that many burglars undertook a considerable amount of research before attempting to steal from people's houses – research that is easier to come by in the age of online social networks.

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Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:12 pm
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Hence the wonderful setting of "friends only". :?

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Hence the wonderful setting of "friends only". :?

Though Facebook would like us to have the options of friends and burglars only. :D

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Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:27 pm
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I'm curious about how they got so many former criminals to talk to them :?

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The simple point is do not share where you are in case someone is waiting for you to be else where. Look at the numbers of footballers robbed on a saturday afternoon. :D

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The simple point is do not share where you are in case someone is waiting for you to be else where. Look at the numbers of footballers robbed on a saturday afternoon. :D

Actually, that happens less often than you think - burglars are maybe football fans too :). However there were a spate of robberies in Liverpool (well, Cheshire actually. Nobody with that much cash actually lives in Liverpool) when their players were playing a live televised European competition match on a Tuesday night. Not as likely to be a problem this year :lol:

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I vaguely remember some TV presenter was burgled during a live broadcast. So it happened before Twitter and Facebook.

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