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On 6/3/11 10:21 PM, in article
RsednclKrso8OXTQnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d@giganews.com, "Alan Browne"
<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> On 2011-06-03 18:15 , nospam wrote:
>> In article
>> <00addd67-75e8-4a93-85ed-d6aadba6dae2@q12g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
>> RichD<r_delaney2001@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> 
>>> There was a recent news item, an Apple Mac was
>>> stolen.  He had anti-theft software installed, which
>>> snapped pictures at regular intervals through the webcam.
>>> 
>>> Then it said he activated the program remotely,
>>> to send him the pictures, and the thief was eventually
>>> caught.
>>> 
>>> My question is, how the heck did he accomplish this
>>> 'remote control'?  Like,  he sent a virus to the machine,
>>> or what?
>> 
>> the original owner had anti-theft software was installed. when the
>> macbook was stolen, he reported it which activated the phoning home.
>> there are a few products that can do this.
> 
> So all a thief has to do is erase the drive and re-install OS X?

Of course brain-dead Browne would agree with the resident troll. Why am I
not surprised?

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how? RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-03 15:13 -0700
  Re: how? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-06-03 15:15 -0700
    Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-03 23:21 -0400
      Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-03 21:58 -0700
        Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-04 09:57 -0400
          Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-04 07:44 -0700
            Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-04 11:32 -0400
              Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-04 09:10 -0700
                Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-04 12:21 -0400
            Re: how? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2011-06-15 15:57 -0400
        Re: how? RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-05 20:40 -0700
          Re: how? Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-06-05 22:45 -0500
          Re: how? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-06-06 07:43 -0400
          Re: how? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-06-06 08:31 -0500
      Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-04 09:30 -0500
      Re: how? dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2011-06-04 19:38 +0100
        Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-04 14:44 -0400
          Re: how? dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2011-06-05 12:05 +0100
            Re: how? Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-06-05 15:48 +0100
              Re: how? dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2011-06-05 21:56 +0100
            Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-05 10:55 -0400
      Re: how? Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2011-06-10 19:44 +0100
        Re: how? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-12 00:00 +0530
  Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 18:30 -0500
  Re: how? "robin" <robin51@dodo.mapson.com.au> - 2011-06-04 09:32 +1000
    Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 18:45 -0500
  Re: how? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2011-06-03 16:42 -0700
    Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 18:50 -0500
  Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-03 16:57 -0700
  Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-03 17:01 -0700
    Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-03 17:08 -0700
  Re: how? Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> - 2011-06-03 20:23 -0400
    Re: how? Tevvin <Tevvin@walksincircles.com> - 2011-06-05 11:44 -0500
      Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-05 18:44 -0400
  Re: how? Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-06-03 22:28 -0500
  Re: how? dividebyzer0 <dividebyzer0@gmail.com> - 2011-06-05 00:16 +0000
    Re: how? Gandalf  Parker <gandalf@the.dead.ISP.of.Community.net> - 2011-06-05 12:51 +0000
      Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-05 15:39 -0700
  Re: how? RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-05 20:33 -0700
    Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-06 13:40 -0700
      Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-06 15:55 -0700
        Re: how? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2011-06-06 16:14 -0700
          Re: how? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-06-06 23:52 -0400
          Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-07 12:05 -0700
        Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-07 12:04 -0700
          Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-07 13:17 -0700
            Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-07 16:36 -0400
              Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-07 17:46 -0700
            Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-07 14:02 -0700
              Re: how? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-06-07 17:44 -0700
                Re: how? your.name@isp.com (Your Name) - 2011-06-08 18:31 +1200
            Re: how? Paul Debrowski <pdebrowski@shitiou.org> - 2011-06-07 21:18 -0400
              Re: how? Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2011-06-11 12:56 -0700
                Re: how? your.name@isp.com (Your Name) - 2011-06-12 09:30 +1200
                Re: how? Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net> - 2011-06-11 18:44 -0600
  Re: how? AD <isquat@gmail.com> - 2011-06-27 06:38 -0700

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