Remember when that site, PleaseRobMe.com, got all kinds of attention for alerting would-be burglars to the homes of Foursquare fans? That and other recent privacy issues (ahem, Facebook) have made users everywhere question whether their digital world is harming their real-world safety. So what do you think: Is it OK to post pictures of your house or apartment on Facebook?
That picture up top? Yeah, that's a screengrab from my Facebook profile. After decorating my studio apartment in a little style I like to call Ikea-Chic, I was eager to put pictures online for my out-of-town friends and family to see.
But that was before all of the buzz about our (lack of) privacy on Facebook. At the time, I felt comfortable knowing that my profile was set to private, but we now know that even Facebook's most strict privacy settings aren't as secure as they should be.
I've since moved out of that apartment. My new place has yet to be photographed for Facebook (save for perhaps providing the background of a group photo). For me, the benefits (sharing photos with all of my friends at once) outweigh the risk. From now on, I'm sharing pictures of my home through email only.
What about you, readers? Is it OK to post pictures of your house or apartment on Facebook? What about other networking sites like Flickr? Tell us in the comments!
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Well, you should always check your privacy setting to make sure only friends may view your profile & pics. If you have people on facebook, waiting for rob-worthy pics of people's houses & loot, why the hell are you friends with them?
I think as long as your smart about it, it's not a big deal. I'm sure bad things can happen if you post a picture with external shots, your address & your licence plate number (especially if you use foursquare or places), and also have pics of your expensive electronics and other treasures.
But eventually there will be pictures from a party you throw or family gathering, I don't think it's worth stressing about a lot of the pictures. I don't think a photo of how you arranged things on your mantle, or how you decided to lay out your bedroom is going to get you into too much trouble.
I think it's kind of weird for a site that makes very public posts of other people's interiors AND exteriors to be worried about the quasi-public/psuedo-private (or whatever) postings on Facebook. What about all those house tours?
While I do enjoy seeing the front of people's homes here, I also think it's smarter to just stick to interior shots, and not of your fancy gadgets and designer gear.
I don't post too many photos online. But that's just me. I prefer to undershare than over.
well . . . a lot of people post very detailed pictures of their apartment on Apartment Therapy . . . and you don't list their address, but it wouldn't be difficult to find if someone was really looking for it.
I have nothing worth stealing so I guess I'm lucky?
I don't use facebook because they kept opting me in to open privacy settings. I got tired of racing to fix things after every update, and just deleted the damn account.
I think this is a bit too much worry. Just recuse details like the address and live your life.