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What Is the Best Way To Track Stolen Gadgets?
An anonymous reader writes "Now that gadgets can determine their location and phone home, many companies are creating tools for finding lost and stolen gadgets. It sounds like a simple process, but this NY Times article describes a number of wildly different approaches. Some report all of the information back to the owner while others deliberately keep the owner in the dark to avoid dangerous confrontations. Some start grabbing pictures from the web cameras and logging keystrokes. Others just record IP addresses. Some don't do anything but record serial numbers to make it easier for the police to do their job. Are sophisticated systems dangerous because the tracking mechanisms could be misused to violate the privacy of the owner? Are the stakes different when a company purchases the software and gives the IT manager the ability to track everyone in the company? What are the best practices that are emerging? What should I recommend if my boss reads this article and wants to track our laptops and Blackberries?"
No, you're drawing conclusions that have nothing to do with the argument. No one is saying that we should forcefully cut his fingers off. The thief broke into the car and tried to steal the stereo. He cut his own fingers off.
By your logic:
You break into my house and fall down the stairs.
Therefore: I believe that all thieves should be thrown down a flight of stairs.
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He's not some "unscrupulous bastard", he's a dipshit who probably couldn't logic out anything more than "steal radio, sell radio, buy drugs, repeat". He doesn't have the time or willpower for revenge.
-1 disagree is not a modifier for a reason. -1 troll, flaimbait, redundant, overrated are NOT acceptable substitutes.