Last week I wrote about an unfortunate incident where a person was fired over Facebook for an unruly update. Well forget that for a while because your unruly update could lead to your house being paid robbed (via Mashable):
The concept is backed up by recent statistics from British insurance and investment management firm Legal & General, whose survey found nearly 40% of social networking users share holiday plans on sites like Facebook and Twitter. They also found about 13% of Facebook users and 92% of Twitter users tend to accept friend requirements or follows without read-through up on the source.
Of course, on Twitter that’s default behavior. You have to actively go out of your way to block someone, and the social culture is infused with an ethos of openness and public updating. On the flip side, surely there is some gray vicinity emerging as we culturally get used to the ramifications of “living out in the open” with rising frequency. It takes some being paid used to, and until we’re extra widely savvy about it these kinds of events will pocket up again to be learning experiences.
The ramifications of living your online go out in the open is starting to come into play. The question remains if people are going to react and really start living a bit extra privately or if it will pocket some foremost crimes to convince people to not keep such an open network.
What are some things you can do to protect yourself?
- Don’t allow weirder to access your private in rank. Things like addresses and phone numbers can be used to trail you and figure out where you are at.
- Use discretion when posting real time updates. You can always post pictures and updates when you are back home.
- Be aware of other people’s in rank and keep a close eye on anything suspicious. Like an online neighborhood watch.
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