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Lindsay Lohan Outsmarted Laptop Thieves Lindsay Lohan recently did a radio interview that confirms the rumours that she's had her laptop stolen. On January 7th, Lindsay Lohan reportedly sent out two tweets:

"It was great to be in China and I want to thank everyone for their hospitality, however someone has stolen my computer at the airport…

…offering a reward for anyone who can retrieve and rtn it, bummer to go home w/o it. xo L"

Not long after, the tweets were deleted. It was unclear if the tweets were deleted by Lindsay, as rumours then began to circulate that yes, her laptop had been stolen but that the tweets were by the thief in a bid to get Lindsay to pay up, that she was possibly being blackmailed due to the possibly sensitive nature of contents on her laptop.

Since Lindsay remained mute on the topic, it was unclear if the laptop was even stolen. In the interview this week, Lindsay confirms that her laptop was stolen but that her stolen laptop had been successfully wiped. Lindsay also says she doesn't keep secrets on either her laptop or her phone, which is probably a good idea, considering the value thieves must place on her devices. That said, there's probably more information on her devices that could cause her harm than she realizes.

Your devices are a treasure trove of valuable information: whether it’s your bank login or your credit cards, or even simply your email contacts or conversations, all of this information can be used by cyber criminals. Whether you end up a victim of identity theft, fraud, blackmail (yes, it could happen!), or cause your employer a great deal of trouble over a data breach, you're looking at a high value on the data you store - even if you think you're not storying anything valuable.

It's not often we hear of celebrities who are doing things right when it comes to device security. Whether you're a celebrity or not, you need the ability to remotely delete files from your stolen devices. Absolute LoJack gives you the opportunity to lock your stolen devices, preventing access to your personal information, or erase those files completely. Paired with our tracking software and the industry's only Theft Recovery Team, we help get stolen devices back.

About the Author Arieanna Schweber has been a part of the Absolute Software writing team since 2007. Arieanna was Canada's first female professional blogger and has been professionally blogging since 2006, speaking at leading blogging conferences including BlogHer and Northern Voice. Arieanna has a joint degree in Business and Communications from

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About the Company Absolute Software(@Absolutecorp) helps businesses and consumers track, manage, secure and recover mobile computers and devices using our patented persistence technology. We license the name "LoJack" from the LoJack Corporation to highlight the similarities between our consumer product, LoJack for Laptops (@LoJackforLaptop), and their stolen vehicle recovery service. Currently Absolute Software has recovered over 30,000 devices in over 100 countries around the world.