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Mac Theft Recovery Software Tracks Thieves

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ironc-actions dept.

Dubpal writes "Apple Macintosh users can now fit their machines with theft protection software that reports back on what a thief is doing with their computer, should it ever be stolen. The software, named "Undercover" allows users to report their Macs as stolen, causing the software to report back with IPs, screenshots and even a picture of the thief and his surroundings. In addition to this, Undercover begins faking hardware faults, displaying messages and even reading them aloud, alerting anyone around that the Mac's been stolen."

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  1. Audio Message by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "This computer has been stolen...and is looking at horse porn..."

    -tgpo
    http://www.tgpo.info/

  2. Put your tinfoil hats by suv4x4 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happens if a would-be thief reports your PC as stolen so he can find out when to steal your car :)?

  3. Re:Utter Bullshit. by Mini-Geek · · Score: 3, Funny
    1) Stupid people (who are reassured by a false sense of security)

    What if I like my false sense of security?
    --
    do {print "Mini-Geek Rules!\n";}
    until ($TheEndOfTheWorld);
  4. How to steal a laptop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks to reading slashdot and digg regularly, I now know how to steal a laptop and get away with it.
    1. Remove Kensington Laptop Lock.

    2. Add / Remove Ram if firmware pw is set.

    3. Boot from removable install media.

    4. Format Hard Drive (after you go through it and keep the good bits, music pron etc)

    5. Reinstall OS

  5. Re:A picture of the theif? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I have issues with this, in that if the webcam is hardwired to the machine, and can be accessed remotely without the users knowledge?

    This is the one and only reason I let the hot blonde chick down the hall borrow my macbook.

  6. Re:So how silly are theifs? by Zhe+Mappel · · Score: 3, Funny

    12. ???
    13. Profit!!!