San
Mateo,
California
-May
23,
2011
-
Backblaze,
an
online
backup
provider
offering
unlimited
backup
for
$5
per
month,
today
launches
Locate
My
Computer,
a
new
feature
that
enables
users
to
locate
lost
or
stolen
computers.
Locate
My
Computer
allows
users
to
see
the
ISP,
IP
address,
and
location
of
the
computer
if
it
has
been
misplaced;
even
the
thief’s
files
if
the
computer
was
snatched
by
nefarious
individuals.
Locate
My
Computer
is
free
to
all
Backblaze
customers.
After
all,
since
Backblaze
helps
you
recover
lost
data,
why
not
your
computer
as
well?
Visit
http://www.backblaze.com/lost_computer.html
for
more
information.
Since
it
launched,
Backblaze
has
had
customers
write
in
frantically
in
hopes
that
an
IP
address
can
be
provided
so
that
users
can
forward
that
information
to
the
authorities
in
attempts
to
track
and
recover
their
lost
or
stolen
computers.
Backblaze
uses
IP
address's
and
wireless
access
points
to
identify
the
network
being
accessed
and
geolocate
the
computer.
As
long
as
Backblaze
remains
installed
and
the
computer
can
connect
to
the
Internet,
the
Locate
My
Computer
feature
will
enable
users
to
access
the:
- Map
-‐
Use
our
map
to
get
an
accurate
representation
of
where
their
computer
is
located
- ISP
-‐
See
the
Internet
Service
Provider
the
account
is
attached
to
and
obtain
contact
information
- IP
Address
-‐
Obtain
the
specific
IP
address
the
computer
is
using
(imperative
for
police
reports)
- Thief's
Files
-‐
Use
the
new
"Date
Range
Restore"
feature
to
see
files
uploaded
after
theft
As
security
and
privacy
are
paramount,
all
mapping
data
is
encrypted
and
users
must
sign-‐in
to
their
Backblaze
account
to
use
Locate
My
Computer.
New
users
will
be
automatically
enrolled
in
this
feature
with
the
option
to
opt-‐out
at
any
time,
and
existing
users
will
be
able
to
opt-‐in
starting
today.
Backblaze
hopes
to
help
users
quickly
locate
and
obtain
both
their
information
and
computers
back.
ISP's
and
IP
addresses
play
an
instrumental
part
in
the
identification
of
exact
computer
locations
and
addresses,
and
allowing
users
to
quickly
retrieve
this
data
can
significantly
increase
the
speed
at
which
laptops
can
be
recovered.
About Backblaze
Founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs with security, scalability, usability backgrounds, and located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Backblaze's mission is to ensure that all computer data is backed up. Backblaze was selected as a winner of the AlwaysOn Global Top 250 private companies for game-changing technology and market value. Backblaze provides a free trial and automatically backs up all data for just $5 per month per computer. Visit www.backblaze.com for more information or to backup your own computer.
These
surveys
were
conducted
online
within
the
United
States
by
Harris
Interactive
on
behalf
of
Backblaze
June
28-‐30,
2011
among
2257
respondents,
June
3-‐7,
2010
among
2071
respondents,
May
13-‐14,
2009
among
2,185
respondents,
and
May
27-‐29,
2008
among
2,761
respondents.
In
all
surveys,
respondents
consisted
of
U.S.
adult
computer
users
(aged
18+),
weighted
to
the
U.S.
adult
population
of
computer
users.
No
estimates
of
theoretical
sampling
error
can
be
calculated;
a
full
methodology
is
available.
