Track your stolen computer or mobile using Firefound
It has been long since we have touched a topic on Mozilla Firefox. This excellent addon that rightly won the Extend Firefox 3.5 competition has drawn my attention to bring it to our users. Firefound is a Mozilla Firefox and Fennec (Mobile version of Mozilla Firefox) addon that enables users to track your computer or mobile phone when it is lost or stolen. This extension excellently uses the Firefox 3.5’s Geolocation feature to save your current location to a secure central server whenever it changes.You can always log into the server to see the computer’s current location.
If by chance, you lose your Computer or Mobile with FireFound installed, you can first tell it to clear all your personal data including the passwords, browsing history, cache,cookies etc., to save your sensitive data from falling in the hands of culprits.Later, using the FireFound server’s geolocation data as a guideline, you can try to find its current location.
And the best part about this addon is that it is completely Open-sourced. So, you can run your own FireFound server and get your data logged there.This really helps to those people who are paranoid about their security and privacy , and are not comfortable with sharing their data on someone else’s server.
FireFound is an add-on for Firefox and Fennec (mobile Firefox) that helps your find your computer (or mobile phone, in the case of Fennec) if it is lost or stolen. Every time your computer's location changes, FireFound sends a secure message to a central server with its current location. You can then log into the server and see your computer's current location.
All of the location data is encrypted, so no one can find out where your computer is without your password.
If you lose your computer, you can tell FireFound to clear your personal data (saved passwords, browsing history, etc.) if anyone starts your browser before you can retrieve it.
You can even run your own FireFound server; all of the code is open-source.
Note: All geolocation data is approximate, and should only be used as a guideline. If your computer has been stolen, do not try to retrieve it yourself - alert the police.
After installing FireFound, you'll be asked to choose a username and password for your account. You can use that username and password to log in at the FireFound website (http://www.firefound.com/) and view the latest locations of your computer.
FireFound is an add-on for Firefox and Fennec (mobile Firefox) that helps your find your computer (or mobile phone, in the case of Fennec) if it is lost or stolen. Every time your computer's location changes, FireFound sends a secure message to a central server with its current location. You can then log into the server and see your computer's current location.
All of the location data is encrypted, so no one can find out where your computer is without your password.
If you lose your computer, you can tell FireFound to clear your personal data (saved passwords, browsing history, etc.) if anyone starts your browser before you can retrieve it.
You can even run your own FireFound server; all of the code is open-source.
Note: All geolocation data is approximate, and should only be used as a guideline. If your computer has been stolen, do not try to retrieve it yourself - alert the police.
After installing FireFound, you'll be asked to choose a username and password for your account. You can use that username and password to log in at the FireFound website (http://www.firefound.com/) and view the latest locations of your computer.
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