Laptop Tracking Software Faces New Privacy Heat
How far can someone go when tracking stolen technology goods?
A case is set to test that question, after substitute teacher Susan Clements-Jeffrey ended up in possession of a stolen laptop that contained LoJack For Laptops, which is remote-recovery software sold by Absolute Software.
Absolute, after being notified by the laptop's owner that it had been stolen, began recording the device's IP address. It also captured what turned out to be sexually explicit messages and images captured with webcams, traded between Clements-Jeffrey, a 52-year-old widow, and Carlton Smith, a high school sweetheart with whom she'd just rekindled a long-distance relationship.
