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Article: Laptop Lock-Up.
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- Security
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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Laptop portability is great for business travelers and thieves alike.
Laptops are not only hot on the legitimate sales market-they are also hot on the black market. Laptop theft is on the rise. According to a report by the insurance agency, Safeware, Columbus, Ohio, 387,000 laptops were stolen in 2000, and that is up from 319,000 stolen in 1999 and 303,000 laptops stolen in 1998.
Laptop theft can occur anywhere-on public transportation, at the airport, at the office and at hotels. While most thefts still occur at the office, laptops are easy targets during business travel. Laptops were designed so the businessperson could take the benefits of a computer ...