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Score one for smart technology. A New York woman whose laptop was stolen in a break-in was able to use another computer to activate the built-in camera on the laptop and snap a photo of the thief. ... Remote access feature helps woman catch laptop thieves By MIKE WENDLAND...
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Girl recovers stolen laptop with Back to my Mac
Being tech-savvy paid off for Kait Duplaga, an Apple store employee who helped police recover $5,000 worth of electronics stolen from her apartment after using her Mac's built-in camera and a program called analysis/comments
Stolen Mac helps nab burglary suspects | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Nice... (via Fake Steve Jobs) While police in White Plains, N.Y., were coming up empty with their investigation, Duplaga learned that her computer was being used on the Internet, and she turned on the Back to My Mac feature installed on her Mac from another Mac, according to the report. The...
Thieves caught with Apple employee's notebook
Two thieves have been caught in White Plains, New York as a result of Mac hardware and software, the New York Times reports. Edmon Shahikian and Ian Frias are accused of having stolen thousands of dollars' worth of items from an apartment, including TVs, iPods, DVDs and car rims; their arrest...
Stolen Mac Used To Arrest Suspected Laptop Thieves
The stolen Mac laptop ironically was the primarly tool used to arrest the burglars when the victim logged onto her computer remotely and snapped their photo with her Webcam. ... By Stefanie Hoffman, ChannelWeb Two thieves suspected of stealing a White Plains, N.Y. woman's...
Mac Helps Police Crack Burglary
Teaser: Now, Apple’s Macintosh computer can take credit for helping New York police arrest two burglary suspects. This is apparently primarily due to the remote access feature that is now available on some of the Macintoshes. The feature I am talking about is Back to My Mac, which is available on...
Remote access app catches crook
Iain Thomson, vnunet.com, Monday 12 May 2008 at 10:56:00 Laptop camera takes snapshot of burglar Two thieves have been arrested after the owner of an Apple laptop used a remote access technology to identify the culprits....> Read the full article ... Laptop camera takes...
Back To My Mac Puts Thieves Behind Bars
Sources are reporting that Apple's clever Back To My Mac feature, available with Macs running the latest version of Apple's OS (Leopard), has helped the New York police catch thieves that ran off with some Macs. Kait Duplaga, an Apple store employee, used the feature to remotely operate one of...
Laptop thief caught on webcam by owner
TWO accused burglars are scheduled to appear in court this week after the owner of a missing Apple laptop connected to it remotely and obtained photographs of the users. ... Apple store employee Kait Duplaga found the apartment she shared with two friends in White...
MacBook thief caught on camera by owner
TWO accused burglars were arrested after the owner of a missing laptop logged in remotely and took photographs of the man using it. ... Owner able to take photographs of person in front of screen Technology: Read more news and reviews in our tech section » TWO accused...
Mac thief caught on webcam
Owner of stolen laptop connects remotely and photographs the thief. ... Photo: Digitally Enhanced Image Police have arrested two men and recovered $US5500 ($5800) worth of stolen computers and electronic devices after the owner of one of the purloined laptops was able to...
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