Facebook Burglary

A Florida burglar who posted a Facebook video bragging about a $500,000 jewelry haul has landed himself and one of his accomplices in jail, police said on Thursday.

People who post too much personal information on social networking sites could be at risk from burglary, a media report said on Thursday. Wisbech magistrates' court heard that 22-year-old Peter Trower, and 18-year-old Joseph McLennan, monitored Facebook accounts waiting for the "perfect opportunity" to rob a home in the town, Daily Telegraph

If you plan to log into your Facebook account and announce to the world that you're heading to the beach for the weekend, you might want to append the status update with a warning that your home is under 24-hour surveillance, you have a 140-pound Rottweiler who hasn't eaten in a week and that you own a really good alarm system.If you don't, you per...

A Florida burglar who posted a Facebook video bragging about a $500,000 jewelry haul has landed himself and one of his accomplices in jail, police said on Thursday.

People who post too much personal information on social networking sites could be at risk from burglary, a media report said on Thursday. Wisbech magistrates' court heard that 22-year-old Peter Trower, and 18-year-old Joseph McLennan, monitored Facebook accounts waiting for the "perfect opportunity" to rob a home in the town, Daily Telegraph

If you plan to log into your Facebook account and announce to the world that you're heading to the beach for the weekend, you might want to append the status update with a warning that your home is under 24-hour surveillance, you have a 140-pound Rottweiler who hasn't eaten in a week and that you own a really good alarm system.If you don't, you per...