On 8 Nov 2007, at 21:22, Robin Paulson wrote:
... i know it's got a gps and can e-mail/text us where it is, but that will only work if someone doesn't re-flash it and has other caveats on it working. ...
I'd guess that only 1% of the population knows what a Neo looks like, or would even have the skill to reflash after learning about the Neo via Google. I think it's reaching to suggest that your Neo's going to fall into the hands of a crook who happens to be in that 1% of the population.
From all the headlines we see on Slashdot / Reddit / wherever about thieves uploading photos from the webcam of a stolen laptop onto the owner's Flikr account, I'd be quite confident of a stolen piece of tech being used as-is at least for a number of days, until it reaches someone with the clues to push the factory-reset button.
With a device like the Neo the biggest issue with automated "I'm here" messages is the risk of the battery running flat 7 the thief being unable to acquire a suitable charger.
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