New Mac Tracking, Iphone Smartcard Debut At Macworld

摘要

Apple's own announcements at the MacWorld show this month may have been relatively underwhelming, but several companies rolled out new security technologies at the event. A stolen computer tracker accompanied a two-factor authentication system designed for iPhone users. Orbicule launched version 3.0 of Undercover, its theft tracking system for the Mac platform. The system features a new ability to connect with Skyhook, a geographical positioning system network that uses triangula-tion between participating WiFi access points as a means of locating computers. Skyhook is the network used by Apple for its iPhone GPS. Orbicule's creative engineer Peter Schols explained that Skyhook would allow a stolen unit to be located to within 20 metres in a suitably-covered Skyhook area.