LACC: PC Phones Home?

[dch@uriacc.uri.edu (D. C. Hilliard)]

Listers,

I came across a blurb in the local paper today and was interested if
someone here could provide some substance to the story:

"Software to the rescue:
If somoeone steals your PC, you may be able to get it back because of
software that acts as a kind of tracking device. Home Office Computing
magazine reports that the software CompuTrace TRS will automatically dial
the office of its creator, Absolute Software, if a thief hooks up a stolen
PC's modem to a phone line. The software reveals the location of the PC and
Absolute Software will call the police" - Providence Journal-Bulletin -
March 12, 1996.

Any Comments?

Regards,

Dennis C. Hilliard, M.S.
Director/Assistant Professor
Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory
220 Fogarty Hall - URI
41 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881-0809
Voice: 401-792-2893;  Fax: 401-792-2181
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