PleaseRobMe website reveals dangers of social networks

[Adsos Letter]

Source: BBC
By Zoe Kleinman
Technology reporter, BBC News


A website called PleaseRobMe claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online.

The Dutch developers told BBC News the site was designed to prove a point about the dangers of sharing precise location information on the internet.

The site scrutinises players of online game Foursquare, which is based on a person's location in the real world.

PleaseRobMe extracts information from players who have chosen to post their whereabouts automatically onto Twitter.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8521598.stm
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Headline should probably read potential dangers...or not.

[Ian David]

1. I am the mayor of robbing your house on FourSquare! n/t

[Electric Monk]

2. You wouldn't hang a sign on your door saying you're out, so why would you post it online?

k&r