>>8 I'm not a BC expert, far from it, but someone took photos of BC in the area with the baby recently, and I read in the newspaper a couple of years ago that BC had a problem with a neighbour that would post on twitter when he was home and what he was doing. Eventually BC sorted it out, but the police was almost involved. Or something along these lines.
With TH, while I agree he might have been a little bit wiser about his whereabouts, I also think fans would have found out the way they found out where his parents live.
Being a creature of habit makes it easier for sure, but these stolen photos to me are mainly a consequence of a trend that only got worse with the nw3 and the bicycle blogs. It became a competition to prove who is more truthful and who knows more.