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Twitter is going to launch a new platform that would allow the sites we visit everyday to interact with us without us accessing Twitter. The new framework @anywhere would be launched soon.

Twitter users are being warned of a new phishing scam that has emerged in the last 24 hours. The official Twitter Trust and Safety account issued the warning yesterday that read "If you receive a DM asking "LOL is this you," it's not. It's phishing. Don't enter your password!" A follow-up tweet directed Twitterers who think their account might have been phished to its support website bit.ly/SecureMyAccount, which contains tips on how to determine if your account has been compromised.

A  website called PleaseRobMe claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online.

The Dutch developers told BBC News the site was designed to prove a point about the dangers of sharing precise location information on the internet. The site scrutinises players of online game Foursquare, which is based on a person's location in the real world. PleaseRobMe extracts information from players who have chosen to post their whereabouts automatically onto Twitter.

"It started with me and a friend looking at our Twitter feeds and seeing more and more Foursquare posts," said Boy Van Amstel, one of PleaseRobMe's developers. "People were checking in at their house, or their girlfriend's or friend's house, and sharing the address - I don't think they were aware of how much they were sharing."