Re: how?

From	Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: how?
Date	2011-06-03 22:42 -0500
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On 11-06-03 10:05 PM, Priam wrote:

> Of course not! Who has ever heard of thieves reformatting a drive?

This was my first questions when I heard about such system, but it turns
out that casual thieves really are pretty stupid.

The stupidity of the thief is one of the biggest things we have going
for us. But there are other things that make it less likely for a thief
to bother with a re-install.

If they don't have access to an OS X install disk, that adds one barrier.

Another is if you use a firmware password (these can, of course, be
defeated, but it takes some expertise).  Finally, OS X comes with a
"Guest" account that users of such systems are encouraged to enable. It
means that someone can use the machine as a guest without needed a password.

Windows users are used to reinstalling the OS frequently when the
registry gets corrupted or they've accumulated to much malware. Linux
users enjoy reinstalling the OS as part of their fine tuning and
learning experience. But Mac users rarely reinstall the OS, so maybe
these schemes are more effective for Macs.

We will never know the exact numbers, but machines do get recovered
through these systems.

Cheers,

-j


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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? Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2011-06-06 08:30 +0100
          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
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      Re: how? Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2011-06-10 19:44 +0100
        Re: how? Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2011-06-10 21:31 +0100
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        Re: how? Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com> - 2011-06-12 00:00 +0530
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    Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-03 18:50 -0500
      Re: how? Priam <priam@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-03 23:05 -0400
        Re: how? Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-06-03 22:42 -0500
          Re: how? Priam <priam@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-04 01:01 -0400
          Re: how? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-06-04 10:05 -0400
        Re: how? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-04 09:29 -0500
          Re: how? Priam <priam@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-04 14:38 -0400
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  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
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      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? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-06-07 22:09 -0400
                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
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                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
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