Adeona: Free Open Source Laptop Tracking
The aftermath of a lost or stolen laptop could result in a security nightmare. The financial consequence could be extreme with millions of dollars being spent to safeguard breached data bases from being used for identity theft. Adeona addresses that security issue:
“…Adeona, they said, is the world’s first free, open-source laptop-tracking system, and one that can be installed by users themselves, and which doesn’t require a corporate intermediary.
…With Adeona, however, a user needs only install a piece of free, downloadable, software on their computer, and then make sure to make a copy of a credential key that the software provides and that they must keep on, say, a thumb drive, and which is required to track the laptop if it’s stolen.”
link: An open-source approach to tracking stolen laptops
There are commercial enterprises that offer comparable services. However, there is a loss of privacy involved. Further, Adeona may have the advantage of being widely used simply because it is free.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: Adeona, base bases, data breach, Free, identity theft, laptops, privacy, security, tracking
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