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Twitter Follower Helps Track Down Missing Computer

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep congratulating Sean Power. He said his laptop was stolen on a trip to New York. But he'd installed a program that let him locate the computer if anyone turned it on. He could even see the user through the built-in camera. Power then reached out to his Twitter followers, one of whom sent updates as she went to the restaurant where a man was using the computer. The restaurant owner surrendered the machine, saying he didn't steal. He just found it.

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