Section A
Think before you post. You might not be aware of how much
information you’re (47) . That’s the message
from the founders of Please Rob Me, a website launched last week that
(48) just how easy it is to rob people blind on the basis of
the information they’re posting on the Web. The site uses streams of data from
Foursquare, a(n) (49) popular location-based social network
that is based on a game-like premise (前提). Players use smart phones or laptops
to "check in" to a location, (50) their position on a map
for friends using the service to see. The more often you check in, the better
your chances of being declared the mayor of a (51) location,
be it a restaurant, bar, office or even your own home. The
problem comes when users also post these locations to Twitter, says Boy van
Amstel, one of the founders of Please Rob Me. Then the information becomes
(52) available, making it possible for a robber to keep a
close watch on when you say you’re in your home or not. So how
can you keep yourself off Please Rob Me and, more important, keep your home out
of the police notebook A little foresight goes a long way. Sites like
Foursquare and its competitors don’t post your location unless you give it to
them, nor is it posted to Twitter without your (53) . It’s
always up to the user to (54) what to post. Are you going to
get robbed because you’re oversharing It’s (55) . But
Please Rob Me shows that sometimes a little (56) online can
go a long way. A) illustrates
B) likely C) publicly
D) particular E) decide
F) excessively G) realize
H) caution
I) typical J) increasingly
K) revealing L) unlikely
M) means N) consent
O) recording