These fine young gentlemen were caught red-handed with a stolen (or lost) laptop. The owners used Adeona, an open source system for tracking the location of a lost or stolen laptop. It works by storing location information (like IP addresses and local network topology), that can be used by the owner to determine its current location.
"The Mac OS X version also has an option to capture pictures of the laptop user or thief using the built-in iSight camera and the freeware tool isightcapture. Like your location information, these images are privacy-protected so that only the laptop owner (or an agent of the owner's choosing) can access them."
Adeona is the first open source tracking system. Users do not have to rely on a proprietary service. Just install and go!
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