Super Secret Software Saves a Stolen Laptop

Stolen property is not easily found. Fortunately, Joshua Kaufman put a safeguard in place in his laptop that aided police in a search for it. The software led to the arrest of Muthanna Albedashi, a 27-year-old taxi driver, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting

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The app is called Hidden. It functions by tracking the laptop's movements through collecting
 network data and taking photos of the culprit and screenshots of the computer in use.

Kaufman's laptop was stolen on March 21. He filed a police report with the Oakland Police Deparment that same day, and he began to use Hidden to collect photos and location data. Much to his dismay, there was little progress with his case.

Two months later on May 27, he launched a web campaign, This Guy Has My MacBook, via Tumblr. He updated his tumblelog with photos taken of who he suspected stole the laptop
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One of the images shows Albedashi with his shirt off in bed. Another shows Albedashi asleep on his couch. Kaufman cross-posted his Tumblr to Twitter on May 31 and picked up thousands of hits and tweets.

With the steady increase in popularity of his campaign and calls from several media outlets, Oakland police reopened the case. On May 31, Kaufman was contacted by Officer Holly Joshi that the police were moving forward with his case
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Undercover officers contacted Albedashi's taxi company and had them arrange a pickup for the suspect. Upon arriving at the location, Albedashi was arrested and the laptop was retrieved.

Kaufman concluded his campaign with, "ARRESTED! An Oakland police officer just called me to let me know that they arrested the guy in my photos! BOOYA
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Hidden is currently available only for Mac users for $15. Other programs for locating lost and stolen devices include LoJack and GadgetTrak
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Last month, a story on Cult of Mac related the efforts of Sean Power, a Canadian tech consultant and author, to recover his stolen MacBook Pro. He used Prey and Twitter to reclaim his laptop.
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