We do occasionally enjoy taking some time out now and again to discuss how criminals get online privacy completely wrong and how they get caught out in the most ill-advised and thoughtless ways possible.
Take for example the Austrian prisoner and his cannabis plant selfie, or the catch-me-if-you-can convict.
Another case in point comes thanks to shoplifer Danielle Saxton, 27 from Illinois.
You may think that posing for Facebook selfies with the products you stole from your local boutique only hours prior may be covered in the first chapter of Crime 101, but it’s obviously advice that Saxton didn’t take on board when she posed in a noticeable leopard print dress that she just lifted from Morties Boutique the same day, along with a number of other dresses and jewellery.
The fact that she lived in a local town with less than 10,000 residents also didn’t help, and as soon as the photos hit Facebook it wasn’t long before both Morties and the police were on the case. In fact Saxton was arrested shortly after posting the several photos – one of which was made into her profile picture, which, as our regular readers will know, is a public photo!
Why criminals can’t seem to resist posing for photos showing them committing crimes and then posting them on to social networking sites seems mind boggling to us – but it does make the job of the police a whole lot easier!
The usual advice applies – be aware of your privacy settings at all times with sites like Facebook. Unless of course if you are a criminal – in which case be as stupid as you like.
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