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That sort of power through USB is unrealistic. The other bit, motion detecting, would rely on closing the lid not sleeping the computer (as a thief will genera
by euank 13y ago
That sort of power through USB is unrealistic.
The other bit, motion detecting, would rely on closing the lid not sleeping the computer (as a thief will generally close the lid before taking the item)... Most people have that, but it can be disabled.
It would probably make more sense and be more feasible to have the USB stick be the alarm, and have it sound if the computer is closed while it's in.
However, that sort of thing is so easy to fool that it would have to rely on not getting big enough that thieves learn to work around it.
- trhway 13y ago>The other bit, motion detecting, would rely on closing the lid not sleeping the computer (as a thief will generally close the lid before taking the item)... Most people have that, but it can be disabled. the alarm program wouldn't let computer go to sleep (until battery is at whatever "low" threshold). That is one of the reasons why it is a "program" not a daemon - it would be expected to be started by user explicitly when needed. Battery detachment has always been a way to attack the anti-theft in cars. With laptops it is an issue too. Not with phones though.