It is interesting how misleading companies can be when announcing new products or services. Take this first sentance from the News.com article:
The new Everdream “Theft Recovery Managed Service” allows organizations to retain control over lost or stolen PCs and laptops, the Fremont, Calif., company said in a statement.
At first glance one may think “Oh great! Now I won’t have to worry about my users who carry 500,000 social security number or credit card numbers on their laptop!” However, read 2 paragraphs down and you will notice that this service will not work on laptops that have had their hard drives formatted before connecting to the Internet. I would imagine that any sophisticated computer thief will almost never connect a stolen computer to the Internet if possible. Also, those that are unsophisticated now know how to get around the new service by Everdream…Examine the data BEFORE connecting to the Internet! Don’t want to get caught by the police?…Then format the hard drive!
