[Week3] Electronic device, lets find it back

 Because of some people who steals other people's electronic devices, there is a tracking software that is made and many people are using and buying to prevent their electronic devices to be stolen. Prey and GadgetTrack are some softwares that are used in iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, laptops and Adroid devices. 


→  iPad , which has a tracking service

 

  The programs can make the device disable itself if it gets stolen by the demand of the server. The software can also erase the personal information when the thief goes online. It can make an alarm sound and even can take a picture of the robber. Also we can find the device's location because it is connected by 3G, Wi-Fi or GPS connections.

 Still there is a problem to this program. That is, not everyone's electronic devices are connected to the police so the device might not be back to the owner.

 If there is a lost electornic device, the owner of it can tell the police if the electronic devices are conneted and has the tracking software. To avoid the electronic devices to be not stolen, owners should pay attention to the possibility of the device to be stolen.

 This program will be very useful to people who forgets their electronical device very easily but if the phone or electronical device doesn't provide the tracking software, it will not be useful. I think there should be a software that can be used in any electronical devices because many people, not just the users of the provided devices needs the software, other people needs it too.

Lee, Ha-na. "How to track stolen electronic device" (Online) December 18, 2011.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/12/129_100931.html (visited: December 30, 2011.)