why do they post their whereabouts on facebook and twitter?

Sometimes people do this to prove those who are skeptics that they are indeed in that place. I don't see no danger in that as long as it's not your house location and you only dropped by in that place and not stay there for days.

I too wonder why people do this. Is it for lack of attention? I don't want to pretend that I know the answer. All I know is that doing such thing is dangerous.

I think I have heard something like this in the news, where a burglary occurred because the burglars read in facebook or twitter that their victim and the entire family were on vacation, so they took advantage of this and broke into their house. Too much information can really be dangerous.

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I think there are people who want to be in the center of attention all the time,and that's why they disclose their whereabouts so easily;unfortunately they forget to take into consideration the negative effects too much information can produce,and sometimes they come to regret that they were so explicit.It's better to more cautious and not tell everything about our lives on social networks,especially if we let everyone see the content of our posts.

I agree that putting everything on your social networking sites can place you in a dangerous situation. I've heard that cyber criminals can disguise as your relatives (as seen in your information) and can ask money for some reasons.

A lot of my friends are doing that as if Facebook is their diary. They will post almost every little thing they do. It is quite irritating but hey it is their freedom as well. I don't do such thing. I don't even open Facebook most of the time. I think there's a bit of danger about that. What if someone is stalking them or wants to check if they are not on their house. That small information can already be dangerous.

I have friends who claim they try to be very "safe" on facebook and don't want to say they are "on vacation." And then, they leave posts saying how much they love Orlando, or Florida, or even that they are stuck at the local baseball field with their kids watching a game and won't be home for hours. I never understood why these people think this kind of posting is any safer--if you are telling people where you are, even if you don't use buzzwords such as "vacation", "business trip", "conference," etc., then people 1) know where you are, and 2) know where you aren't--your house! I think the less details you post on facebook, the better. If you want to share pictures/stories from a vacation with family and friends, then why not wait until you get back? Much safer, I think.

I do not agree that posting your whereabouts is good! It can lead to many problems.But it seems that some people can not help themselves,and they choose to live their lives in "glass houses"(on line).If they do that they should not be surprised if something unpleasant or strange happens to them and should not complain! you want your friends to know where you are,call them.You want to prove that you visited a certain place,take pictures and post them after your return!

i don't think i'm putting myself in danger, simply because when i check in my location on facebook.. it doesn't show the exact location, only the general whereabouts. plus every single one of my friends on facebook.. apart from a few mylotters, are people that are actually in my real life. friends, family, friends of friends, work colleagues, partners family.. so they always know where i am anyway lol! AND.. my facebook is private.. only my friends can see my facebook! :)

I honestly ask this question all the time! It drives me CRAZY! For one, I know that would put my life in danger so I wouldn't do it. For two, I do NOT want the whole world knowing what I'm doing and when I'm doing it. I don't understand the ones that put every detail of their life on there, for what? To let other people be more nosy than they already are? Or to put on a little show for someone? I just don't see the point...

I don't think so that giving exact location is safe in those days. I would not give my exact location. I would scared that some people can rob be or even do something bad to my family. Internet can be fun and I really enjoy using it but you have to do is wisely. If you give exact location and few days earlier in your update you will write I'm on holiday so for sure when you get beck your house will be empty.

There is an application in facebook mobile which allows you to post your exact location. Some people like to be showy especially when they are in fine restaurants, coffee shops and high class places. There might be some other reasons to why they are doing so but they need to be cautious with the people on the net.

Yes, i do agree with you that people should not post their whereabouts on these websites cuz as u and others have said, its dangerous and mite endanger themselves. There are many eyes on these websites and they can put themselves in trouble. Afterall, it mite not be very important or interesting to share their whereabouts with others and instead they can share other, more interesting things with their friends. :)

I think that a lot of people will post things like that so that people (their friends and family) will see what they're doing and think that they're having fun and having an active social life. You're right though, it can put them in danger, particularly if it means that your house or flat is empty at the time. I have a friend who was broken into because she'd told everyone that she was out of the house on the internet. They took everything from her, including things that her Mum had left for her in her will so she was very upset about it as you would certainly expect her to be.

I honestly do not know..but i guess some do that just to show where they are and often times the ones i see doing that are the ones who are in " expensive " places or popular places.. like some of my friends do that when they are at starbucks..or they are in some malls here...or in cafes.

Like my friends, I have a close circle of friends. I keep my Facebook private, and I only friend request whoever I know very well on Facebook (I don't use Twitter...it's so pointless). We sometimes need to locations of each others' houses for events and activities, so it's easier for us to go on each others' page and look up their addresses. I know how people say this is dangerous, and I understand that. I try to keep my information as private as possible and keep my group as close-knit as possible so that this doesn't happen. I try to be as safe as possible by keeping my information as private as possible, but I do post my information.

Although I haven't seen people posting locations on my Twitter and Facebook account, I agree with you that this may endanger them, especially if it's real time! Not sure what the purpose is of posting one's location, but I wouldn't do that myself and I would recommend to my friends not to do that. And especially I would tell my kids not to tell their location on Twitter and Facebook or any other social network they happen to be on. Better to be safe than sorry!

I think these people don't have to say EXACTLY what they are doing every minute of the day. Does it really need to be said and is it REALLY that compelling? Some things are interesting or worth a discussion but not every detail.

Is too dangerous is give too much information in the websites. I read an email about how easy have become for the kidnappers to kidnapp, and they say that now they don't have to try harder to get information about the person that they will kidnapp. They just go to FB look at their houses pictures, what do they have in the house, where is located, what places they visit. So I think like they say we making the situation easier for them. So please my friends stop posting as much information in FB or any site because when you do that you are an easy target for them.