Is Facebook a guide for thieves?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 29th, 2009

We only ask because Minneapolis comedian Chris Shaw, not to be confused with Indy-based (?) comic Kris Shaw, was the victim of a break-in. Local TV station website KSTP.com ran an article about how someone broke into Shaw’s place and took some items, among them was a recently-recorded set intended for his upcoming CD.

The comedian says he’s working in Stillwater this weekend and he’ll have to borrow equipment for those shows, which he now worries about publicizing.

“I took off all my dates on my Facebook page. You get kind of get paranoid. I didn’t want people to know when I was out of town,” Shaw said.

We have often wondered if ambitious and crafty thieves can put all the information together and plan such a heist. We figure, why not? Heck, they allegedly comb the local papers’ obits to find out who is going to be attending a funeral when, why wouldn’t they prey on comics who hit the road?

We’re lucky– our place has a secure entry and our neighbors keep funky hours and own large dogs. And another neighbor works for the Sheriff’s Office. (And we always make sure that someone is living here when we’re absent for any lengthy trips.) But not everyone is in such a position. Does anyone else have the desire to take their sked off the web to prevent being a victim?

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