OLPC Has Kill-Switch Theft Deterrent 138
Sid writes "Ars Technica reports that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO has an anti-theft daemon in the OS that can be used to remotely disable machines, much like WGA. The Project added the kill switch at the behest of a few countries concerned about laptop theft. From the report, 'OLPC has responded to such concerns by developing an anti-theft daemon that the project claims cannot be disabled, even by a user with root access. Participating countries can then provide identifying information such as a serial number to a given country's OLPC program oversight entity, which can then disable the devices in certain scenarios.'"
Re:How long before M$ copys this and cames it..... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How long before M$ copys this and cames it..... (Score:3, Funny)
Gosh, this is nothing new...
So a hacker could disable OLPCs? (Score:5, Funny)
Greetz griefers! Want to 0wn the n00b in your class? download this script and run it to disable anyone's OLPC.
Here's what you do:
Re:IMO: Not possible (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You overestimate the intelligence of thieves .. (Score:2, Funny)
Or am I not a 'geek' for not knowing key pop culture references?
How many rhymes do you know that aid in remembering the resistor color code?