Anti theft protection of our cherished device.

[Buddy]

That's right ... would be nice to have some sort of bios password, And still
both of us would probably flash the frimware, an avarage thief wouldn't
probably do this. Especially if he doesn't expect this.

An other option is that you can register your phone as 'stolen', and the
anti-theft software is reinstalled after first software update for the phone
with your IMEI code.

On 6/30/07, Frank Coenen <franknstein666 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> True. But ones the thief removed your simcard I assume he will flash the
> firmware... And then the theft-protection will be gone as well :-(
>
> On 6/30/07, Buddy <buddy.baars at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am pretty sure that if someone steals a phone, he wants to use it and
> > put a simcard in the phone.
> > The phone can call my own ISP and connect on a standard dial-up line.
> > The problem with sms is, you can sent it to your own number but can't acces
> > the sms till you get your replacement simcard, and you can't get a new
> > simcard with prepayed.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/30/07, Frank Coenen < franknstein666 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  The problem is of course that you can't sent sms/emails if there is
> > > no sim.
> > > And even IF there is a sim, you cant always sent emails since you need
> > > to have a data plan.
> > > SMS of course is an option.
> > >
> > > On 6/30/07, Buddy < buddy.baars at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  I have been thinking for a system like this sinds my last phone was
> > > > stolen :(
> > > >
> > > > What I would like is:
> > > > simcard is changed -> phone sents email/sms to a server.
> > > > Gives me the new phone number, a code to call the phone silent.
> > > > Possibility to call phone and open a remote terminal.
> > > > With acces to GPS data, and all personal data, my own and from the
> > > > new owner.
> > > >
> > > > Fuck with him for a while (sent delayed (with cron) a few sms
> > > > messages to his friends) change his agenda, etc etc
> > > >
> > > > Look him up at the most embarrassing place (work, school) and get my
> > > > phone back.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Buddy
> > > >
> > > > On 6/30/07, wim delvaux < wim.delvaux at adaptiveplanet.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi sean and other OpenMoko-ers
> > > > >
> > > > > Just read an article on Slashdot (?) about the fact that lots of
> > > > > of our precious gadgets get stolen (or lost).
> > > > >
> > > > > Not being a hardware guy, I was wondering if one could
> > > > > build/integrate/stick
> > > > > to them some kind of 'anti-proximity' detector.
> > > > >
> > > > > This is a device that consists of a a central - costly ? -
> > > > > pockettable
> > > > > detector (that probes for a set of devices within a  know list
> > > > > every now and
> > > > > then) and which you put in your pocket, or wallet or on your
> > > > > keychain.
> > > > >
> > > > > Around that device a 'cloud' of periferals exists (Neo, wallet,
> > > > > Phone,
> > > > > Laptop, ...) each tagged with a cheap ID which gets probed by the
> > > > > central.
> > > > >
> > > > > If any of the periferals fall out of range, the central beeps
> > > > > warning me - the
> > > > > owner of these nice periferals - that I am loosing one.
> > > > >
> > > > > I do not know if this idea is at all feasible (battery
> > > > > consumption, size, ...)
> > > > > or perhaps it even exists, but I wanted to float this idea.
> > > > >
> > > > > Suggestions comments welcome
> > > > >
> > > > > W
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