Well, it was bound to happen, and although these guys have been caught, it is probably still happening elsewhere.  A recent PC World article describes a gang of thieves utilizing Facebook Places, and a Twitter aggregator, to identify homes with no occupant. Because, the owner had just geo tagged himself elsewhere.  Police in Nashua, New [...]

Yesterday, Facebook announced a new service called “Facebook Places” which is a geolocation based service for GPS enabled devices, such as smartphones. Essentially, you will be able check-in wherever you go (in the US for now) and the app will tell you if your friends are nearby or have checked in recently. You can also [...]