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gitarr on April 30, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rootkit on a Brand new Toshiba laptop

Isn't this "unauthorized access to computer systems[1]"?

When buying a laptop on Amazon, is there some sort of agreement/contract between the buyer and the "security" firm where one signs his privacy away?

Especially the screenshot taking would be a concern to me. What if you were working on secret company files while screens are being taken?

[1] http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13494

amalcon on April 30, 2011 [–]

I'm sure they've got it in the fine print somewhere. The (commercial) tracking software almost certainly has an EULA, which I'm sure buyers are required to agree to.

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