Comments on: Lifecasting may well lead us to Crime 2.0 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/ My opinions about convergence, consumer technology, gadgets, Web, and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » 11 Things You Should Never Do Online http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-474802 LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » 11 Things You Should Never Do Online Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:32:25 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-474802 [...] Publicize travel plans. Be it foursquare, brightkite, gowalla, plancast, tripit, dopplr or anything else, the concept that an individual would specifically tell anybody in public that they aren’t at home is something I personally find mind-boggling.  Whether it’s a simple burglary (or much much worse), there’s no greater bait I can think of for a wrong-doer. And to think that all criminals are simply too stupid to figure this out is somewhere between ignorant and elitist. Heck, teenagers in the UK find empty swimming pools with Google Earth, and thieves last year used it to find and steal koi fish from backyards.  Why shouldn’t you do this? It doesn’t take extreme paranoia or a DVD collection of Law and Order to come to the simple conclusion that these activities are asking for trouble.  Combine public records with services like plancast and twitter, and you have the equivalent of a “how-to rob me” service that you are proactively choosing to use - it’s gonna happen. [...] [...] Publicize travel plans. Be it foursquare, brightkite, gowalla, plancast, tripit, dopplr or anything else, the concept that an individual would specifically tell anybody in public that they aren’t at home is something I personally find mind-boggling.  Whether it’s a simple burglary (or much much worse), there’s no greater bait I can think of for a wrong-doer. And to think that all criminals are simply too stupid to figure this out is somewhere between ignorant and elitist. Heck, teenagers in the UK find empty swimming pools with Google Earth, and thieves last year used it to find and steal koi fish from backyards.  Why shouldn’t you do this? It doesn’t take extreme paranoia or a DVD collection of Law and Order to come to the simple conclusion that these activities are asking for trouble.  Combine public records with services like plancast and twitter, and you have the equivalent of a “how-to rob me” service that you are proactively choosing to use – it’s gonna happen. [...]

]]> By: Vaspers aka Steven E Streight http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-473627 Vaspers aka Steven E Streight Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:28:30 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-473627 These stupid Social Media "experts" all do the same: it's their weak sense of self-worth that drives them to think everyone adores them. Self-impressed, deluded by technological delirium, their foolish practices prove they're not worth imitating. I just did a blog post on this topic, quoting you. Good job. These stupid Social Media “experts” all do the same: it’s their weak sense of self-worth that drives them to think everyone adores them. Self-impressed, deluded by technological delirium, their foolish practices prove they’re not worth imitating.

I just did a blog post on this topic, quoting you. Good job.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-301376 Tom Raftery Mon, 26 May 2008 13:46:33 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-301376 I have absolutely no problem telling people I am away, if I am. First off, how is any criminal reading it to know 1. if I am telling the truth 2. where I live 3. that I haven't fed my Rottweilers lately 4. that my family aren't armed and dangerous 5. that there is anything of value in the house 6. how to get past the alarm Loic's Tweet above is only any use to someone who has malicious intent against Loic specifically. I am sure there were thousands of other cars unattended in SFO airport at that time. I have absolutely no problem telling people I am away, if I am.

First off, how is any criminal reading it to know
1. if I am telling the truth
2. where I live
3. that I haven’t fed my Rottweilers lately
4. that my family aren’t armed and dangerous
5. that there is anything of value in the house
6. how to get past the alarm

Loic’s Tweet above is only any use to someone who has malicious intent against Loic specifically. I am sure there were thousands of other cars unattended in SFO airport at that time.

]]> By: links for 2008-05-25 | Yostivanich.com http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-300513 links for 2008-05-25 | Yostivanich.com Sun, 25 May 2008 07:34:40 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-300513 [...] Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » Lifecasting may well lead us to Crime 2.0 (tags: crime web2.0 lifestreams) [...] [...] Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » Lifecasting may well lead us to Crime 2.0 (tags: crime web2.0 lifestreams) [...]

]]> By: JAB_au http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-300479 JAB_au Sun, 25 May 2008 05:58:44 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-300479 I think some people are pretty silly when it comes to this stuff, people just give up to much information on themselves when they are online. Thing's like Twitter could be very dangerous especially with your personally property, example I put in that I'm out shopping, well someone who is a bit shady who has an idea were I live could break in cause they know what I'm doing. This Penny Arcade comic proves the point, http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/ there is such a things as to much information. I think some people are pretty silly when it comes to this stuff, people just give up to much information on themselves when they are online. Thing’s like Twitter could be very dangerous especially with your personally property, example I put in that I’m out shopping, well someone who is a bit shady who has an idea were I live could break in cause they know what I’m doing.

This Penny Arcade comic proves the point, http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/ there is such a things as to much information.

]]> By: Luke Gedeon » Lifecasting: Crime 2.0 or Neighborhood 2.0 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-300184 Luke Gedeon » Lifecasting: Crime 2.0 or Neighborhood 2.0 Sat, 24 May 2008 18:56:47 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-300184 [...] Toeman is afraid that “Lifecasting may well lead us to Crime 2.0,” but I think he is missing something [...] [...] Toeman is afraid that “Lifecasting may well lead us to Crime 2.0,” but I think he is missing something [...]

]]> By: Alec Saunders http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-298997 Alec Saunders Fri, 23 May 2008 01:44:05 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-298997 Good points Jeremy. I've been blogging for a lot of years, and often write while travelling. Let's just say I'm comfortable with the precautions I've taken, starting with the dogs. Good points Jeremy. I’ve been blogging for a lot of years, and often write while travelling. Let’s just say I’m comfortable with the precautions I’ve taken, starting with the dogs.

]]> By: Ron Feldman http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/comment-page-1/#comment-298865 Ron Feldman Thu, 22 May 2008 21:36:31 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/05/22/lifecasting-may-well-lead-us-to-crime-20/#comment-298865 Jeremy - absolutely agree. Loic's post is a perfect example of something that he had no need and probably no intention of broadcasting. At kwiry, we enable global and per message privacy settings (private, friends only, public). Loic could have used kwiry to send that to the cloud privately or he could have even used kwiry's direct message integration with Twitter ("d kwiry p I parked my car...") The ability to use one platform to lifecast and send private reminders is key, I think, to avoiding Crime 2.0.... As for broadcasting travel plans without telling criminals you're out of town....that's a tough one. Maybe Twitter can offer an option of sponsorship from home security companies, "in Barcelona. ADT has got me covered." Jeremy – absolutely agree. Loic’s post is a perfect example of something that he had no need and probably no intention of broadcasting. At kwiry, we enable global and per message privacy settings (private, friends only, public). Loic could have used kwiry to send that to the cloud privately or he could have even used kwiry’s direct message integration with Twitter (“d kwiry p I parked my car…”) The ability to use one platform to lifecast and send private reminders is key, I think, to avoiding Crime 2.0…. As for broadcasting travel plans without telling criminals you’re out of town….that’s a tough one. Maybe Twitter can offer an option of sponsorship from home security companies, “in Barcelona. ADT has got me covered.”

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