RSS FeedBurglers Troll Social Networking Sites, and You May Pay the Price ...
What: If you use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, you could pay for it with a higher insurance premium. “Leading insurer Legal & General” has given a head’s up to us all about this in a recent article explaining how burglars target those who share information about their travel plans online. Insurance companies might start grilling us about whether or not we’re members of social networking sites, as they decrease our privacy and increase the risk of us getting burglarized.
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What We Say: We’d hate to pay higher insurance rates just because we tweet and update our Facebook statuses. However, this is a gentle reminder to keep tight-lipped about travel plans until they’re all said and done. It’s never a good idea to advertise that you’ll be out of town on the World Wide Web. Remember, it’s easy to customize your privacy settings on all these sites, so there’s really no excuse for putting your safety at risk!
Well, of course the insurance companies are trying to use this as an excuse to jack up our insurance rates! If they really cared, all they would need to do is to let their clients know about the dangers of posting their travel plans on social networking sites. I’m sure that would be incentive enough for people to deter them from posting this info online. But then again, the insurance companies need an excuse for charging you more, right?