Sunday, January 20, 2013

Why I Don't Post Statuses and Check In On Facebook As Much As I Did Before

When I first joined Facebook years ago, it was cool to constantly provide status updates and "check in" at the various locations you went to.  It got to the point where some of my friends commented to me:  "You are on Facebook a lot".

Fast forward a few years and the novelty of checking in and updating your status has faded.   While I still occasionally checked in or provided a status update if I was at a cool place, I otherwise refrained from posting too much.

In discussing my new attitude with my friends, there were actually benefits to not posting so much on Facebook.  The main benefit?  SECURITY!

What do I mean?  If you post that you're at a certain location, that means YOU are not home.  While your friends will probably not take advantage of this situation, Facebook (and other accounts) can get hacked.   Hackers could take advantage of Facebook and figure out where you live and perhaps do something.

I am posting this because a close friend shared that there was an attempted robbery at their house recently.  While the robbery had nothing to do with Facebook (as far as I can tell), you need to take as many precautions as possible.

There have been a lot of home invasions / robberies recently in the Bay Area and it's better to be safe than sorry.  In the case of my friend,  they are ok and nothing was stolen.  Thank heaven for small favors.