Re:My laptop was stolen, I have an IP, now what?
by Narkov on Thursday October 04, 2012 @09:55PM
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Not many computers have GPS capabilities.
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Re:My laptop was stolen, I have an IP, now what?
by runjake on Thursday October 04, 2012 @11:41PM
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No, but they do have Wi-Fi and most people's wi-fi access point-based geolocation databases are pretty good. I'd be surprised if it didn't present a reasonably accurate location (assuming the victim could get that info). It's very likely the thief lives in a population-dense area and is near at least one access point.
Re:My laptop was stolen, I have an IP, now what?
by cowsaysoink on Thursday October 04, 2012 @10:24PM
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No but modern browsers have geolocation and google has pretty extensive geolocation data.