Social Robbery: How to Deal with Street View, Twitter and Makes Life Easier for Thieves

Michael is here, there is Tina and Fabian's somewhere else. On Facebook you get voluntarily or involuntarily regularly communicated to the whereabouts of his loved ones. This may be interesting, it is often annoying, but in the wrong hands even really dangerous. Who on Twitter, Foursquare and Co. can do all that he just starts his vacation or weekend trip that might be at this moment somewhere else - just not at home. This may probably interest more than your friends, your enemies.

Meanwhile, even criminals discovered the benefits of the Internet and in their "corporate strategy" incorporated in a -. Not quite representative -. New study in Britain, fifty former burglars interviewed, 78 percent said their still-active colleagues, status messages on social media make platforms utilized to prepare their slumps. Thanks to Twitter and Foursquare, it's a snap to locate people to enter, without even remotely be in contact with them. Name, press Enter and you're off of the raid! Knapp three-quarters of ex-thieves also believe that Street View is playing a role to spy on potential stolen property.

Naivety on the Net

It's amazing how careless and inconsiderate people sometimes deal with this threat from the network. 40 percent of users of social networks in the UK share online their vacation plans with their friends. 13 percent of Facebook and 92 percent of Twitter users go when choosing their friends and followers also remains extremely critical. You accept, without placing them further examined. Yes, the Internet is much different than in real life. Says one.

The journalist and satirist Martin Sonneborn has tried over the last years an exhilarating experiment. Upon closer inspection, it is rather frightening. For the "Today Show" on ZDF, he launched the project "Google Home View." Equipped with a vehicle with a Google sticker, he penetrated as far as the German living and bedroom and shot pictures of the interior of the homes of his unsuspecting and innocent victims. His conclusion: The people are ripe for the consistent continuation of Street View. They willingly put their most private view for privacy on the Internet apologized, still, that they had not been cleaned yet and complained during the photo shoot that many burglaries that would happen in their area.

Please rob me out!

The website "Pleaserobme.com" is intended to indicate an ironic way to the danger of social media releases created à la "I have just left the house and am on my way to the airport in Timbuktu." In a video-maker Lauren Feldman praised the site as "the best social media site because it combines Twitter and Foursquare and the burglar can know if you are not at home. . A great combination of the best of social networking and the opportunity to make money via the Internet "with a sincere side could be so - to make a lucrative offer page for thieves, to the gathered to raid inviting status messages on social platforms - in theory would.

The professional criminals are clever and namely on the amount of time you can expect from the police when it comes to social media, unfortunately, can not claim the most part. With a few exceptions in the Netherlands and Great Britain to discuss though and they still plan on how to use the Internet to catch criminals. Until it is actually used, should probably still many burglaries are committed.

Shopping with a difference

The new Google service "business photos" could be the break-even 2.0 are more profitable. Google penetrates straight with his cameras into the interior of shops, restaurants and hotels. 360-degree views to potential customers an idea of ​​the range and flair enter the shops. Google wants to sell the service "business photos" ads on Street View.

Shop owners may apply to the home page of data for Giants to leave their shops spy on all pages on the Internet - and even pay more money for it. It may be only a matter of time before actual soon a "Google Home View" cars is coming up. With a retinue of burglars in tow.