Please Rob Me

Social media, we all love it and it seems like it’s here to stay for now.
As it grows and we become more comfortable with it ,the more we share.
BUT how much do you share and is it too much?

A new site pleaserobme is showing how you could be sharing too much and offering to let people ‘please rob me’.

Using twitter and specifically foursquare you can share your exact location at anytime.

Are you at the shops, at a game, watching a movie, perhaps on holiday?

What this is telling people is that you are not at home!

Now personally I think it maybe quite a stretch for someone to find you on twitter, find your home address, live with in a thousand miles and want to rob you at the same time but you never know.

What it does show is how much we have assimilated social media and how much we are willing to share.

It would be a lot easier for a potential wrong doer to find your name, address, date of birth, email address and maybe your full CV and use those details to commit fraud, whether you are home or not and without ever going anywhere near your house.

Don’t be afraid to embrace social media and share, just think twice about what you are sharing.

Tags: News, social media, The Web, twitter

Filed under: twitter by Matt Dean