> Computrace/Lo Jack is a legitimate application that is factory installed into the firmware of nearly every laptop in the world, of all varieties. The idea is that if your laptop gets stolen, you can find it, and/or wipe it remotely. This is obviously good, and useful.
How is this so? No one's ever mentioned this when talking about stolen laptops. They talk about high level software like Prey or whatever Apple uses. How would you use this to find your laptop? There's a central server that almost every laptop on earth talks to? Seems highly doubtful.
How is this so? No one's ever mentioned this when talking about stolen laptops. They talk about high level software like Prey or whatever Apple uses. How would you use this to find your laptop? There's a central server that almost every laptop on earth talks to? Seems highly doubtful.