>>>>>Here's a case of what can happen when people voluntarily give up their privacy:
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>>>>>http://www.itpro.co.uk/620671/i-twitter-therefore-please-rob-me
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>>>>These guys do make a good point. The technical progress makes many things easier - a common thief used to have to count the uncollected newspapers on the lawn to see who's out for days. Now there's the intertubes to make their job fun.
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>>>That's why the British system of having a letter box slot in your front door, and a non-drive-thru (well, cycle-thru) mentality to its delivery, is better.
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>>Letter slot in your front door... there have been a few celebrated cases over here of people having garden hoses out front and not valving them off inside the house when not in use. Kids push the garden hose in through the letter slot and turn it on.
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>Another use of a letter box slot here is that thieves will use a fishing rod to hook anything near the door and pull it out. This is often peoples car or house keys which they leave near the door for convenience.

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