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Ten years ago when location publishing was novel, there were worries that it'd make it easy to burgle people, since you'd know when they weren't home. I haven't

Ten years ago when location publishing was novel, there were worries that it'd make it easy to burgle people, since you'd know when they weren't home. I haven't heard of any burglaries specifically attributable to someone posting their location online, but it's what I think about every time I see someone do this.

pessimizer 4y ago
I'm sure it happens all the time. I even learned recently while bingewatching that social media is how the Bling Ring burglary teens would figure out when Paris Hilton, etc weren't home. Also, social media location services have been used to figure out where people were in order to follow them and murder them e.g. Molly McLaren. (Social Media Murders Episode 3, I said I was bingewatching...)
tedmiston 4y ago
> I never heard of any burglaries specifically attributable to someone posting their location online Upcoming Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was robbed and murdered under this exact scenario about 2 years ago. There are abundant sources, but here are two: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-put-address-on-social-media-hours-before-murder-20200219-6uuxpbqqdjejbdbhog2cmsgxva-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-put-a... https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/sde2017/2001404010/remembering-pop-smoke-a-rapper-killed-after-tragic-social-media-mistake https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/sde2017/200140...
- oh_sigh 4y ago
  It seems like he wasn't robbed because he posted his location, but because he posted his location as well as ludicrous amounts of cash, jewelry, and vehicles.
  - tedmiston 4y ago
    Perhaps that's a factor, but having expensive jewelry and luxury vehicles around is commonplace for pretty much all upcoming rappers. I don't doubt they are targeted by robbers for valuables whether they're explicitly posted or not.
jeromegv 4y ago
If you just share your location within swarm it’s unlikely anyone else beside a close group of friends would know. However anyone with a public Instagram account can easily guess where you are by watching your Instagram stories.
marpstar 4y ago
For this reason (logical or not) I always feel avoid posting pictures of myself while on vacation and have a tendency to post a "summary" after I return home.

pessimizer 4y ago

I'm sure it happens all the time. I even learned recently while bingewatching that social media is how the Bling Ring burglary teens would figure out when Paris Hilton, etc weren't home. Also, social media location services have been used to figure out where people were in order to follow them and murder them e.g. Molly McLaren. (Social Media Murders Episode 3, I said I was bingewatching...)

tedmiston 4y ago

> I never heard of any burglaries specifically attributable to someone posting their location online Upcoming Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was robbed and murdered under this exact scenario about 2 years ago. There are abundant sources, but here are two: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-put-address-on-social-media-hours-before-murder-20200219-6uuxpbqqdjejbdbhog2cmsgxva-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-put-a... https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/sde2017/2001404010/remembering-pop-smoke-a-rapper-killed-after-tragic-social-media-mistake https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/sde2017/200140...

oh_sigh 4y ago
It seems like he wasn't robbed because he posted his location, but because he posted his location as well as ludicrous amounts of cash, jewelry, and vehicles.
- tedmiston 4y ago
  Perhaps that's a factor, but having expensive jewelry and luxury vehicles around is commonplace for pretty much all upcoming rappers. I don't doubt they are targeted by robbers for valuables whether they're explicitly posted or not.

jeromegv 4y ago

If you just share your location within swarm it’s unlikely anyone else beside a close group of friends would know. However anyone with a public Instagram account can easily guess where you are by watching your Instagram stories.

marpstar 4y ago

For this reason (logical or not) I always feel avoid posting pictures of myself while on vacation and have a tendency to post a "summary" after I return home.