A Free and Private Alternative to LoJack

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/83011377231002427852;_ylt=Al7Om636.Q1ayirPz1jXvTsjtBAF

A team of computer scientists at the University of Washington have developed a program they named Adeona. According to the article, Adeona 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."

Adeona gives users the opportunity to locate their stolen laptops without having to worry about the corporate middleman stealing their personal information. Additionally, with the privacy Adeona provides consumers, the user is protected from subpeonas of information stored on the laptop whereas if the customer uses a program like LoJack, the company would have to adhere to the subpeona. Interesting to note, the team is also developing a version of this software for the iPhone.