If you’re out for the evening
Stanton says that it’s not necessarily someone you know personally who will use information about you to gain access to your home, but a friend of a friend.
You telling your beloved hairdresser that you’re going on your first date night in months might mean your whereabouts are mentioned in passing to a friend of theirs—one who has less than honorable intentions.
Similarly, posting photos of your whereabouts on social media makes it obvious to potential ne’er-do-wells that your home will be unoccupied and easy to hit.
