Self-Destructing Stolen Computers

from the oh,-very-cool dept

Now here is a cool idea. A startup has created a software controlled device that can be attached to computers. If that computer is stolen, you can call up the company, and they can locate the computer, download the contents of the hard drive, and then (this is the best part) destroy the hard drive remotely.

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