If you want to come home to your safe home, don't let everyone know you've left it—that's the advice from Irish and British police and private security companies who have noticed an uptick in burglaries when people advertise they're on holiday.
Hillary's, an interior decor firm, in a study quoted by The Irish Independent, says that one in twelve customers reported a burglary after posting vacation details, and alarm company ADT says that 78% of burglars use Facebook and Instagram to find targets (although it's unclear how they calculated that figure).
Other suggestions, beside waiting to get home before posting pictures of the trip include not tagging others in posts and especially saying 'no' to friend requests from strangers.
Image: San Piedro Castle at El Morro , Santiago de Cuba (PHeymont/TravelGumbo)
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