How Can Police Catch a Laptop Computer Thief

Tampabay - Tampa Police detectives caught a laptop thief because the laptops were outfitted with a software called Computrace LoJack for Laptops, made by Absolute Software.

Here is how Computrace LoJack works: after a computer is stolen, the victim notifies Absolute’s recovery team. When the thief accesses the Internet via that computer, the Computrace software on his computer silently broadcasts information that allows the team to determine his physical location.

With a street address in hand, police can make an arrest. The corporate version of the software gives subscribers the ability to remotely delete sensitive information from a computer. Link.

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