[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]This should be a standard security feature for all laptops, regardless of OS or manufacturer.If it is stolen you can go to a website on another machine, login, report as stolen and the next time the machine gets booted up it starts recording everything, its GPS location, the network it is connected to, audio & video recording, everything.It needs to be embedded in the mobo somehow, not on the hard drive, so even a reformat or reinstall wont protect the thief.[/citation]
There is at least one software company, Absolute, located in Canada which makes just such software. It is very effective and doesn't get wiped if the HD is reformatted.