In this fast world there are always chances of your laptops , smartphones ,tablets getting stealed or missing. The open source solution to this problem is the Prey. Prey is a web service that allows remote tracking and monitoring of laptops, smartphones, and other electronic devices. Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone and tablet whenever stolen or missing.
A software
agent is installed on the client device and connects in the background to
Prey’s host computer. If requested by
the host, the agent sends it information such as the device’s location and can
trigger various actions. A control panel can be set up to manage
multiple devices.
If you
choose to create an account on Prey’s site, you can take advantage of their
Control Panel for more granular control of your stolen hardware. After you sign
up for the service, you will get an activation key, which you will enter in the
configuration screen. You will also have to add a new device in the Control
Panel
Prey takes
an ingenious approach to laptop recovery once reported missing, it will send
timed reports to a configured e-mail address containing information describing
its whereabouts. The information collected includes:
Status of
the computer
List of
running programs and active connections
Detailed
network and WI-FI report
Screenshot
of running desktop
A picture
of the thief and surrounding taken from webcam
The Prey
service is owned and operated by Fork Ltd., a small software company that does
business out of Hong Kong and Chile.
Prey is written primarily in Bash and runs on most versions of Windows,
Mac OS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Much of
its source code is published on GitHub and can be copied under the GNU General
Public License.
In order
for Prey to actually work, it will have to be booted up and connected online.
Therefore we cannot consider prey as a perfect solution since there are chances
of your systems get formatted by thief. But it is an interesting and
well-executed solution that just happens to be open source and cross-platform.
This enables pretty much anyone to have at least a slight chance of recovering
a stolen laptop. And even the slightest assurance is better than none.
http://preyproject.com/
http://preyproject.com/
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