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On 16 February 2010 03:34, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I had an interesting mail through this morning about a little Open Source laptop > tracking app called Prey. > > It's available for Linux, MacOS X, Windows and Android. > > I haven't tried it yet but according to the web site, it can track your laptop (or > I guess desktop or Android mobile) by sending out e-mails detailing applications > running, network information, what desktop background is installed and if it's got > a webcam, a picture of the thief). > > I'm going to give it a try later on, I realise it won't get past things like the > hard disk being reformatted but maybe it might offer a bit more of a chance to get > a stolen machine recovered. > > Rob > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > I'd be interested in knowing the results of your test. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html