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August 6th, 2008 08:00

What does Lojack / Computrace do?

I have purchased a new laptop from the Dell website, and am considering installing Lojack on it. I understand that Lojack regularly sends a message over the internet to its headquarters, which gives some location and identity information, which can be used to recover the laptop if it is stolen. Does Lojack also send information over the internet from the following sources :- 

 

a)      Wifi connection information. Many people now use free (and paid for) wireless connections; does Lojack include information about these connections as well as landline connections?

 

b)      Forensic collection tool. Does Lojack gather information from the computer about the identity of the current user (eg name, email, address etc.), where possible, and include that in the message to headquarters?

 

c)       GPS. If the computer has a GPS unit installed, does Lojack include location information from this source in the message?

 

d)      Camera. A lot of laptops now have a camera at the top of the monitor screen. Does Lojack take a photograph periodically, and include that in the message?

 

If I install Lojack and another similar tracing or tracking product, will the two programmes conflict with each other; causing one or both to fail?

Message Edited by David160 on 08-06-2008 05:52 PM