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EnderEcho
September 15th, 2010, 12:05 AM
I was burglarized a few days ago. Now I am sans laptop. I can't find my serial number. I was wondering how I could get it and if we could turn on the webcam and see if some knucklehead is on my computer.

TheBuzzSaw
September 15th, 2010, 01:19 AM
Uhhh... Last I checked, Ubuntu does not come pre-configured with remote control webcam spyware. Did you install something to accomplish that? There is nothing that system76 can do to help recover it. >_>

isantop
September 15th, 2010, 03:56 PM
Unfortunately, I'm afraid that's right. Due to user security, neither we nor Ubuntu include any software like that. The police department would probably be the best place to go.

jars_u
September 22nd, 2010, 01:05 AM
This won't help now but should you have a next time:

http://preyproject.com/ (http://lifehacker.com/5643460/how-to-track-and-potentially-recover-your-stolen-laptop-or-android-with-prey)

Open source/free to use for up to three devices (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android).

Would/could System76 pre-configure laptops with Prey?



Recover a Stolen Laptop with Anti-Theft Software (http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/mobilesecurity/a/lojack-for-laptops-track-and-recover-a-stolen-laptop.htm)

Adeona (http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/index.html) Open Source system for tracking your stolen laptop (at this time we are not encouraging new downloads)