Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop needs power cord

Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @01:03PM (#2514449)

Sounds like a small town. Probably the Chief is right - nobody there is going to go buy an obsolete power supply for an obsolete stolen laptop.

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Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by oreilly on Thursday May 05, 2011 @08:03AM (#2516985)

As opposed to removing the hard drive and reading the data directly...

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Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by rkon on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @01:08PM (#2514464)

If they broke into a police cruiser to steal such an old laptop, there's a good chance they were after the data rather than the hardware.

I don't think the risk vs. reward would justify that crime for your average thief.

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Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @01:48PM (#2514616)

Your average thief is a kid looking for thrills.

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Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by GrandMasterBirt on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @02:11PM (#2514687)

Question: Why is the power cord so important? Can one not be made with cheap materials? I was waiting for a punch line but it didn't come.

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Re:Chief: Data on stolen police laptop safe because laptop n... by noelchurchill on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @04:24PM (#2515154)

The only power cord you might need is for your electric screwdriver to open op the laptop, remove the hard drive, and plug it in to another computer.

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