My mom still taught me this without using socials herself, the concept of not letting potentially malicious people know you’re not home (by e.g. leaving your lights on) goes back further than the internet.
My dad had a friend whose apartment would frequently be broken into. So he started leaving the TV on 24/7, and he never had a break-in again while he lived there.
yup, grew up always leaving a light on in the house when we were out. my dad always half-joked about putting “trash removal” signs on work trucks to keep people from sniffing around for tools to sell
My mom still taught me this without using socials herself, the concept of not letting potentially malicious people know you’re not home (by e.g. leaving your lights on) goes back further than the internet.
My dad had a friend whose apartment would frequently be broken into. So he started leaving the TV on 24/7, and he never had a break-in again while he lived there.
yup, grew up always leaving a light on in the house when we were out. my dad always half-joked about putting “trash removal” signs on work trucks to keep people from sniffing around for tools to sell