How Facebook posts and tweets give thieves helping hand

Survey shows 35 percent of people advertise their vacation plans via social networking sites.

Written by Agencies
London | October 8, 2012 05:38 PM IST

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More than a third of people lay their homes open to burglars by telling the world on Twitter or Facebook that they are going on a holiday,a study has found.

The survey of 2,000 homeowners found 35 per cent advertise their vacation plans via social networking sites,while 71 per cent let mail pile up or dont leave a light on while they are away,said insurer Quotemehappy.com.

Homeowners are leaving tell-tale signs that theyre away,making it even easier for burglars to strike, the Daily Express quoted Henry Topham of Quotemehappy.com,as saying.