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November 9, 2007
Apple to Incorporate Custom Security Features for MacBooks Sold to School Districts
Ok, this just came off as interesting. According to KansasCity.com, Apple, which just landed substantial contracts with the Kansas City and southwest Louisiana school districts, is apparently customizing the MacBooks to meet various security requirements for each of the school districts.
To wit: each of the Kansas City MacBooks will contain a sticker "clearly identifying them as the property of the Kansas City, Kan., public schools... [which] will not come off without virtually destroying the laptop." The laptops will also contain a GPS tracker and "a remote device to destroy the hard drive" if stolen.
Cool, if 007-esque stuff and it'd be interesting to see these features be made available to the average MacBook buyer.
Let us know what you think over in the comments or forums.
Posted by chrisbarylick at November 9, 2007 2:35 PM
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It's not entirely clear that these security solutions were provided by Apple. It could have been done by a third party vendor. I'm sure there are businesses that will do this for the Average Joe willing to come up with the money.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2007 3:18 PM
I'd like to see some biometric features like fingerprint scanning in the MacBooks and MBPs.
Posted by: joe at November 9, 2007 4:18 PM
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