Antitheft project?

[Thomas Kaiser]

On 05/23/2009 06:07 AM, drew einhorn wrote:
> My laptop was stolen!
> 
> I had to assume that a brighter than average thief
> was able to access all the information on it, so I spent a
> lot of time notifying banks, credit card companies, etc.
> 
> We got all the accounts closed, before any fraudulent
> transactions occurred, but it will be a while before
> the replacement accounts are working.
> 
> What a pain!!!
> 
> I'm thinking that I ought to configure a login menu,
> with a baited guest account with even more limited privileges
> than a normal user's.  But still usable enough to be attractive.
> 
> It uses camera to take snapshots of the user, and
> records audio, and when it sees an active internet connection
> it phones home. 
> 
> The cops probably would not be interested in doing the
> legwork required to get an physical address from a dynamic
> ip number, unless there was a lot stolen property visible
> in the background.  If they are not interested, a local tv
> station might want to scream and holler about it.
> 
> It would be interesting to see what happens.
> 
> It should not be too hard to build something like this.
> 
> But it would be even easier if someone has already built it.
> 
> -- 
> Drew Einhorn
> 

Hello Drew

There is Adeona, see http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/

Thomas