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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Read about this the other day and sorry, don't buy it. Statistics 101 teaches that correlation =/= causation. Unless someone was close enough to this guy to know where he lived, down to the street number, how would reading a status update on Twitter/Facebook lead to a break-in? And yeah, the robbery sucks, but who guys crying to ABC News over something like that?<br><br>And the last thing this world needs is another panic attack about how yet another thing isn't safe because the thieves/pirates/libruls/cannibals/swine flu will get ahold of it and then you'll be sorry.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doogs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2009 5:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[well if his facebook and twitter accounts are linked, i know plenty of people who have their addresses, schedules, phone numbers, emails and plenty of other stuff readily available to anyone who uses facebook. i mean if you wanted to easily rob somebody, the internet is really all you need to know when someone isn't home. i mean if your careless enough, you could even have your conversations with your house sitter on a facebook wall for everyone to see. this happening is VERY possible.<br><br>think about it, a combo of facebook, google search, and google maps could net you everything you need really.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2009 7:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Because some people that have Facebook also show their full address under the information tab.... if someone saw he was out of town, and he just so happened to have his address visible.. well, that is how Facebook could lead to a break-in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[piglet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2009 7:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[and i'm not typically one of those "omg bad people can get to this so it isn't safe" guys but a look at any news site will tell you that it isn't the service, it's careless people. look at the handful of people being fired over facebook pictures. if it's something that should be private (like that your house will be unoccupied for a week), the internet is the last place you want to put it. the same thing could be a result of casual conversation with someone at work or something, it's just that the internet amplifies the small tid bit of information exponentially.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2009 7:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[If everyone would just grow up and stop feeling the need to splash your whole lives into cyberspace, such silly things as Twitter and Facebook would not exist.  And we would all be better off.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cindy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 1st 2009 7:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[OH DUH!   WHAT WAS THIS IDIOTS FIRST CLUE ?!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 1:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Most crimes that are commited are by people we know, not by people that we don't know.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Ault]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 8:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanx 2 this Article Some of Us Wont Learn The Hard Way]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 8:55AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Morons.......]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[baroe06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 9:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Mac Pro was probably a couple thousand $$$ on its own.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 6:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[ Why doesn't he also post his bank info so we can go and get some money?   <br> What a "world-class MORON!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnTaiko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 11:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wouldn't be surprised if this idiot forgot to tweak twitter NOT to post exact longitude/latitude coordinates of his location.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 2:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Set your Facebook and Twitter to private. And don't just add anyone to your sites...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Apple Juice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 2nd 2009 6:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[He should have used GPS Cloak before tweeting and definitely shouldn't have inserted location info into that tweet.  this is just the tip of the iceberg of this new type of opportunistic crime that will be growing as these social networks become more and more location aware.<br><br>check out Locus iControl for GPS Cloak, which broadcasts a fake location to your network "friends" and users can still fully participate in the network's shared maps!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Creepmode]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2009 12:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have to agree with a few people on here.  There are so many other ways to find info on a person.  If they have your name, they can google you and those cute little info websites you pay money to, will kindly give ALL info about a person.  Including their criminal past and all addresses they lived prior.  Even puts out who that person is related too.  So, twitter away but, I won't put my real name on something online.  I like to keep my info private as much as possible.  I even google myself.  Listed everyone that was my neighbor even.  I'm sorry he got robbed but, don't blame it all on Twitter and broadcast stations.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alphama333]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 9:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[                I remember being a train and this man was very loudly on his cell phone telling a freind he was going out of town..etc etc. All I could think of was how easy it would be to follow the guy home, wait till he left and robbed his house (I would never do it but I bet someone else would) Whenever I leave, I tell one or two people who are feeding my cats but don't tell anyone else. My friends are instructed that if someone asks where I was tell them I had met a new guy and was spending time with him. Even if people call on the phone, while I am on vacation or where ever,  I tell them the same thing. Just can't be too careful when you live by yourself..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[obabystar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 10:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't buy it...i think it was someone he actually knew.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sherlita daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 10:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[twit er    idiot]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tyme4juice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 10:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Presuming that the ID ten TEE here had posted his complete home address on a social networking site, then he is dumb like a doornail.. No-one with any real sense would post their home address for anyone to see.. I don't even fill in the address OR I use an OLD address (the house burned down years ago LOL)  I cannot fathom the IQ of this person, but you know what they say.. No Accounting for intelligence]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mage0213]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 11:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/01/man-suspects-burglars-were-tipped-off-by-out-of-town-tweets/</guid><description><![CDATA[alphama333.. there is one flaw.. the crooks wouild have to know the guys true name, city, state, etc in order to get that info..  when someone uses one of those background checks to locate someone they are shown several other entries.  unless the name they enter is the ONLY unique name there..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mage0213]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 10th 2009 11:32PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
