Omar L. Gallaga writes about technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman. He's worked for the American-Statesman since 1997 and edited Technopolis, the newspaper's personal tech section, and ¡ahora sí!, Austin's Spanish-language newspaper. He's currently a contributor to NPR's "All Tech Considered" segment, which airs Mondays on "All Things Considered." He's been a writer and performer with Austin's award-winning Latino Comedy Project, and is a contributing writer for Television Without Pity. He writes a comic strip, "Space Monkeys!" with his brother, Pablo, and lives in New Braunfels with his wife and three technologically savvy cats.
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By Omar L. Gallaga
| Monday, December 19, 2011, 11:18 AM
Dennis Farris, senior police officer at the Austin Police Department. Photo by Deborah Cannon / AMERICAN-STATESMAN
This week’s Digital Savant column is about whether it’s really true that posting your whereabouts (or your holiday travel plans) online can really put you at risk for crime. The short answer is: yes. Very much so.
But let’s not all freak out and go into complete radio silence. Though police suggest you knock it off with that nonsense, there are some precautions you can take to minimize your risk a bit.
You can read the full column here. Let us know in the comments if you’ve ever experienced crime you think was due to social network activity or if you’re worried it could happen to you or your loved ones.
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