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Wifi and Laptops Adds Up To Theft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-being-stolen-right-now dept.

Ant writes to mention an SFGate article about the increase in laptop theft in the world of ubiquitous wifi. From the article: "San Francisco police statistics show a disturbing trend. Just 18 laptop computer robberies were logged in 2004, but the figure jumped to 48 last year. There were 18 as of the end of March, a pace that could surpass 70 crimes this year. 'It's a changing culture, and crime is following it'"

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  1. Re:Or it could just be... by RobertLTux · · Score: 0, Redundant

    it depends on what lock was used since a certain number of locks can be bypassed via a ballpoint pen + ?
    bonus points if somebody has a link to a detailish account

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