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Re: File vault, firmware password, etc

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: File vault, firmware password, etc
Date 2014-03-04 17:01 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <040320141701348276%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <lf357m$f0j$1@dont-email.me> <1lhz47z.6egrs36m8eomN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net> <lf59na$lrb$2@dont-email.me> <1li03ur.1x7dzq8typoudN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net> <bnmvjkFbrt0U1@mid.individual.net>

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In article <bnmvjkFbrt0U1@mid.individual.net>, Tom Stiller
<clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> wrote:

> > The trouble with FileVault is that, as far as I can see, it prevents
> > Undercover (and similar computer recovery programs), and I think (not
> > sure) that it may also prevent Find My Mac.
> 
> Why do you say that? As long as the utility operates on a mounted volume or
> goes through the proper API for mounting a volume, it will perform its function.

without the proper password, it won't mount the drive.

> I've had no problem cloning with SuperDuper! or rebuilding with DiskWarrior.

undercover is a recovery tool, not a cloning tool.

if the mac is stolen, it reports its location so it can be tracked.

if the thug can't use the computer at all, it will never run and never
report itself and the thug gets to keep the computer and probably steal
a bunch more.

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File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-03 08:57 +0000
  Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 13:20 +0000
    Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-03 15:13 +0000
      Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-03 16:07 +0000
        Re: File vault, firmware password, etc me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-03 16:19 +0000
          Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-03 17:57 +0000
            Re: File vault, firmware password, etc me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-04 00:03 +0000
              Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-04 12:08 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-04 19:31 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-04 20:46 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 21:41 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 17:01 -0500
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-04 23:09 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 22:06 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-04 22:25 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-04 22:39 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-04 23:26 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-05 00:10 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-04 21:48 +0000
                Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-04 23:09 +0000
        Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-03 16:25 +0000
      Re: File vault, firmware password, etc billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-03 17:05 +0000
        Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-03 17:10 +0000
        Re: File vault, firmware password, etc billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-05 18:22 +0000
          Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 18:28 +0000
    Re: File vault, firmware password, etc dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-03-03 17:57 +0000
      Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 19:11 +0000
  Re: File vault, firmware password, etc Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 17:10 -0500

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