The Prey Project

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Has anyone heard about this program? I found out about it Friday. It's a program/piece of software you can install on your computer and in the unfortunate event your laptop gets stolen, it will actually help you find it and get it back. That was the case with the man in the news article I read (which is where I learned of it). His laptop was stolen as well as a few of his important personal belongings while he was in a bar. Using the program, which is controlled remotely, and Twitter, he was able to get a picture of the thief with his laptop's webcam and some screenshots of the stuff the thief looked up. Ultimately, he managed to get his stolen stuff returned. It's free but you can get some "improvements" (for lack of a better term) and pay monthly. But that's completely optional. I downloaded and installed it. Hopefully I won't have any need for it. Anyone else have it or know someone who does? Have you had any need for it?