I Use Twitter, Please Rob Me

nk497 writes "Developers looking to prove a point about the information people are sharing on social networking sites have unveiled a new tool called Please Rob Me. It hunts out tweets from people who are also using location-based services telling the world that they're out of town, and then directs the world to go rob their house. The creators of the site said: 'Don't get us wrong, we love the whole location-aware thing. The information is very interesting and can be used to create some pretty awesome applications. However, the way in which people are stimulated to participate in sharing this information is less awesome.' How long until the first actual robbery takes place?"

Comments

Re:Release the lawyers..

[mea37]

And I suppose I could beat a guy to death and claim I was only using my hands; I doubt that would get me acquitted.

Most laws are based on what act was committed, not what tools were used to commit the act. Where laws stray from this (I'm looking at you, DMCA) they are damaging to society.

Re:Just because you can...

[BJ_Covert_Action]

We shouldn't have to hide our information, people should just respect each other enough not to steal their stuff.

I think before people start respecting each other in society again, people need to start respecting themselves first. At least where I live (California), there seems to be a huge lack of self-respect and pride in folk today. It's embarrassing really.