So I just got a new macbook laptop and was looking thru some of the new snow leopard applications and came across "UNDERCOVER", not sure if this is new or old but it is the smartest piece of software that I have seen EVER.
If your macbook is stolen it:
-Undercover transmits network information, enabling our recovery center to accurately track and locate your stolen Mac within a range of 10-20 meters.
-Will send screenshots of your stolen Mac at regular intervals. These screenshots will sooner or later reveal the thief's identity (e.g. when chatting, reading and writing emails,...) making it much easier to work with law enforcement in order to recover your Mac.
-Transmit pictures of the thief and his surroundings every 6 minutes, making it even easier to identify the current user. It's like having a private detective working for you.
-Undercover has an ingenious plan B. It will simulate a hardware failure by gradually making the screen darker until it becomes unusable within 30', even when the Mac is not online. This erratic behaviour should urge the thief to either sell the Mac (e.g. on eBay) or bring it to an authorized Apple reseller. Because we continuously monitor the network settings of a stolen Mac, we can easily detect when the Mac is sold or returned to a Mac shop.
-Show a full-screen message alerting the reseller (or someone who bought the Mac from the thief) that the Mac has been stolen, that it has become unusable and that it needs to be returned as soon as possible. Our contact information and a promise for a finder's fee will be displayed as well. Additionally, your Mac will start shouting this message. Because of the message Undercover displays, technicians will quickly notice that the Mac has been stolen. As soon as you get back your Mac, we will remove it from our database of stolen Macs. Your Mac will immediately start to behave normally, as if nothing happened. Undercover can not be disabled by the thief. If you install Apple's firmware password, your Mac can not be formatted without knowing your firmware password.
-Undercover routinely checks whether the Mac it is running on is reported as stolen. Unlike any other theft recovery software on the market, Undercover will not send any identifying information from your Mac to our server if your Mac has not been stolen.
-Also, you cant just format the hard-drive if you have a firmware master password, so that is not an option either.
Like I said, this technology is new to me and is way too ingenious!!!!! Thought I would share!
Guess you could have someone change out the drive, but that would cost money and I am guessing punk ass thieves dont have it so I think it is a formidable option to lojack!
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Originally Posted by salsashark
