No, they don't, but Apple doesn't really need them to. They can use your IP address and reference the giant Skyhook-esque geolocation database they've been building with iPhone/iPad GPS user data.
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No, they don't, but Apple doesn't really need them to. They can use your IP address and reference the giant Skyhook-esque geolocation database they've been building with iPhone/iPad GPS user data.
this is cool, i can imagine loosing my imac but if it gets stolen then it would be a good thing to have.
Macbook Air's are just as susceptible to being left behind as an iPhone or iPad, perhaps more so. I know two friends that left their MBA's in a classroom. The computer is so light that it becomes harder to detect that it's not in your backpack than a normal size and weight laptop.
I would appreciate this feature very much, especially if I owned a MBA.
They have no need for my help. If Apple wanted to go after people breaking their NDAs they could easily do it in many cases.
That's the idea behind iCloud (or, at least it's going that way) and other backups (Time Machine). Ideally you shouldn't lose very much.
maybe a dumb question but if someone stole a mac i assume they could just insert OSX disc and reload. And speaking of reloading can I download 10.7 and then create a disk image so I can do a fresh install instead up update the os?
I'm pretty sure a lier (I mean lawyer) could turn this around and paint MR as an accomplice for posting information that is not meant to be disclosed.
Wikileaks comes to mind.
Wikileaks comes to mind.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8J2 Safari/6533.18.5)
Im curious how practical this would be without a GPS receiver in the laptop.
Im curious how practical this would be without a GPS receiver in the laptop.
Guys, that gray screen looks like the EFI screen. I imagine this feature locks the EFI, similar to the "firmware password" feature. The machine will not do anything without the passcode. Period. Even replacing the boot disk and resetting the PRAM/NVRAM will not convince it otherwise.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2391
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2391
What makes you think MacRumors have signed an NDA?
Quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever read on MacRumors (and I've read some ridiculous things over the years...)
is resetting EFI harder than doing it on a PC by flipping a jumper, taking out a battery or something like that? i only ask because Mac's are the easiest computers to steal now
I never have, but it goes with me everywhere, my life is on it, i use it for work and play, this feature make me feel that little bit more secure
Call me crazy and all, but I don't like to have an OS with a built in remote wipe feature - besides, wiped data can be recovered (at least on HDs) if you really want to, so it isn't much of a crucial protection against data theft.
Perhaps this is marginally more useful on SSDs, but still.. I just don't like the fact that someone potentially could activate the remote wipe on my Mac.
Perhaps this is marginally more useful on SSDs, but still.. I just don't like the fact that someone potentially could activate the remote wipe on my Mac.