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Laptop Anti-Theft Devices

Posted by michael on from the cheaper-than-hiring-guido-and-sal dept.

mathin writes: "The NYTimes has an interesting article about laptop theft 'alarms' and services to help track down your laptop if it's swiped." Laptops are a lot like bicycles: if you have a 50-pound laptop, it doesn't need a lock.

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  1. Reactive Loss Prevention by Everach · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The majority of the companies I work with use capital insurance policies to cover the cost of replacing stolen equipment. With the proliferation of anti-theft devices, will insurance companies take the automobile route and provide discounts for using them? Or will they begin to require such devices to provide coverage at all?