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Is there a point to using theft tracking software like Prey on my laptop, if you have login security?
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Mar 15, 202613204 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Hey, so I have a Thinkpad that I use in a variety of places (coffee shops, work, etc.). I don't generally abandon it, but I figure there's a chance I might get careless and it gets stolen at some point. I was thinking of installing something like Prey (http://preyproject.com/), but my OS installs a…
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Fix for: Is there a point to using theft tracking software like Prey on my laptop, if you have login security?
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Your "problem" is that your machine is secured too well. Theft tracking software counts on the thief being able to use your machine, at least a short amount of time. If you use BIOS passwords etc., there's just no way to do that -- you'll get very l…
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