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Simple Auto-Lock Dead Man's Switch for OS X

2 pointsby dx4100over 10 years ago
After reading through an Ars article about the Ross Ulbricht trial, I came across an interesting tidbit on how they captured his computer and subsequent data:<p>http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;tech-policy&#x2F;2015&#x2F;01&#x2F;silk-road-trial-fbi-reveals-whats-on-ross-ulbrichts-computer-in-open-court&#x2F;<p>&quot;[His computer] was a prize so important they literally snatched it out from underneath him, before they even arrested Ulbricht.&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t endorse or condone his actions, but I know if I were in his position I would be overly paranoid about security.<p>I had a Bluetooth remote button lying around so I threw together this tiny Bash script. If the Bluetooth device doesn&#x27;t show up, the machine auto locks. You can change the device name to anything, such as your phone, so when the device goes out of range, your machine locks.<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;anonymous&#x2F;7b68595bb2021443f07d

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