Undercover
Because laptops are increasingly popular, and desktops are becoming smaller and more portable, computer theft has reached huge proportions worldwide: there were about 600,000 laptops stolen in the USA in the year 2004. According to a recent FBI report, 97% of all stolen computers are never recovered. Many people we know have had their Macs stolen, often in 'safe' situations. That's why we developed Undercover: a unique theft-recovery application designed from the ground up for Mac OS X.
Tags: security , isight , antitheft
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5 Opinions:
Well, I bought it. Most anti-climactic install ever. ;) But it's supposed to be. You shouldn't be able to tell it's running, and there's really no sign of its existence, unless you know what to look for.
It's the one app I hope I never have to use!
norz: Probably most thieves won't know that, though. $50 is a good investment against the typical thief who will steal a MacBook, and go plug it in somewhere and start installing software and using it. Just be sure you have a non-password protected account on the MacBook so the thief has something to log into in order to get busted. ;)
The weakness of this kind of protection is that the system can be reinstalled. Even a firmware password won't be enough, as it is reset when there's a hardware change (eg: new RAM).
I'm surprised more people aren't using this. It was one of my first software purchases after I got my MacBook Pro. Sure, I hope it never gets used, but it's comforting to know that if my laptop does get stolen, that there's a better chance of recovery.
Really Good software. I suggest all who own a Mac buy and download this. It'll get it back. ASAP.