A survey conducted in the UK by Credit Sesame found stated that "50 ex-burglars in the UK Nearly 80% of them said they had used Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to target which properties to rob. Another 73% said they used Google Street View to scope out neighborhoods ahead of time."
I think it's kind of odd that this hasn't seen a blow up in popularity here in the states. But I guess since home owners over in the UK have thought ahead of time, and posting the faces of burglars on social media sites via web cameras; this might deter the idea of this becoming a "catchy" idea.
http://mashable.com/2011/11/01/social-theivery-infographic/
-Fletch
I'm a heavy Foursquare user and this idea has concerned me plenty of times in the past. Obviously not enough to stop me from checking-in everywhere. Honestly, the only thing that eases my mind is that I don't have my full address on any of my social sites. I check into my apartment complex but I never specify which apartment is mine. This kind of thievery is definitely happening in the states though.
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