Burglars and social media

Social media plays a huge role in peoples lives. It seems that we are always using social media, whether it be updating others on our current status in life or checking others updates. A wide range of people have access to the content we post online. Even with privacy restrictions people you don't know can find ways to access the information you publicize. I just recently read an article about how burglars are using social media to plan out robberies. People are constantly "checking in" to locations they are currently at or going to. This is a burglars dream because you are telling them that you are not currently at home. There are smarter ways to go about sharing your daily activities without alerting burglars. People get caught up in social media trusting that their privacy restrictions safe guard everything they publish. Many don't realize the dangers of uploading certain types of information. I understand that people want others to know about the cool stuff they are doing but it can wait until after it is done. Advertising that you will be away for three weeks on vacation can make you a target for burglars using social media. Instead one could wait until the vacation is over and share all they want. People need to be more aware of the danger they put themselves into and be smarter about how they use social media.