Some kind of Lost or Stolen tracking system PLEASE??

My 30g was stolen and I still carry around the serial number in my wallet.  When I find the rat bas**** that stole it........  Anyway, everyone's exactly right.  If Zune is truly wireless and has a truly interactive community, then surely the fine manufacturer's or this device can find a way to track down the thieving SOBs.  And just for fun I'll be happy to publish the S/N for anyone (including the thief) to see...  By the way, if the thief knows he/she is in deep trouble, they'll just throw the Zune away (after all they had no great investment in it), so it's got to be covert and trackable.  If the device locked out, they'd still throw it away, but at least they'd get no enjoyment and once word got out, it wouldn't pay to steal one.  {30GB Zune  S/N 047856564410}. 

 NeoRaijin wrote:

 InfernoX wrote:

  Not sure of the legal issues involved in obtaining that information

There should be no legal issues, they stole it from you, you should have full rights to the location of YOUR property. Hell, you should have the rights to track the thief down with a baseball bat.

So let's say the person who has it purchased it used at a pawn shop (or anywhere), so the person that we are invading their privacy and knocking on their door with a baseball bat would sue Microsoft.

When it comes to the whole idea of having it so the Zune is "locked out" when the thief tries to use it, they will just throw it away, so I really don't see what good that will do. If the police knocks on their door one day and start to ask questions they will say they don't know what they are talking about, and being that the Zune is not around there would be no proof.

The only good I can see is for the future, like everyone in this thread is saying, is if it is known the zune to brick upon being stolen there will be less zunes getting stolen. Seriously tho, are thiefs gonna be "up to date" and be aware of this situation? Most likely not.

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 BrightEyes Eric wrote:

When it comes to the whole idea of having it so the Zune is "locked out" when the thief tries to use it, they will just throw it away, so I really don't see what good that will do

1) The word will eventually get out that it's pointless to steal Zunes
2) They don't get to use something you paid for
3) They don't get access to your personal media (ie: pictures of family)

They already have a tracking system you can install on the hard drive, but the zune doesn't allow you to use it as a portable hard drive :-/

All I know is if I could get a location to where my stolen Zune was at, I would not be missing my Zune. I wouldnt care if they got it at a pawn shop, they should be more careful next time. Stolen property is still stolen property. As for my turning it into a brick idea, I dont see myself recovering my Zune anytime soon, since I'm about to move and there has been no updates for my problem, but it would make me feel a little better knowing the dirt that stole my Zune will not be able to look at my family pictures, or have the pleasure of using it period. Even if it took forever for the word to get around that it became a "brick" when stolen, the potential for it to stop even one theif would be a one-up on ipods, and could potentially keep someone else from losing their family pictures, besides the $250 price tag+accessories.

How about when a Zune is reported stolen, and it syncs with a PC or connects to the net, it locks and displays a notice to either contact MS or send it to MS, and MS returns it to the original owner.

It might work on a couple Zunes, and makes it worth it

 BeautifulMelody wrote:

They already have a tracking system you can install on the hard drive, but the zune doesn't allow you to use it as a portable hard drive :-/

 

Could you tell us where we could find that tracking system?

http://www.bak2u.com/index.php

I just had my Zune stolen while it was charging on my computer in my house...

is there a way to get my serial number right now?

 Colombiangmr wrote:

I just had my Zune stolen while it was charging on my computer in my house...

is there a way to get my serial number right now?

 

Whoa... stolen right from your home? That must be devastating...

 

If you still have the box, you can.

 BrightEyes Eric wrote:

 NeoRaijin wrote:

 InfernoX wrote:

  Not sure of the legal issues involved in obtaining that information

There should be no legal issues, they stole it from you, you should have full rights to the location of YOUR property. Hell, you should have the rights to track the thief down with a baseball bat.

So let's say the person who has it purchased it used at a pawn shop (or anywhere), so the person that we are invading their privacy and knocking on their door with a baseball bat would sue Microsoft.

When it comes to the whole idea of having it so the Zune is "locked out" when the thief tries to use it, they will just throw it away, so I really don't see what good that will do. If the police knocks on their door one day and start to ask questions they will say they don't know what they are talking about, and being that the Zune is not around there would be no proof.

The only good I can see is for the future, like everyone in this thread is saying, is if it is known the zune to brick upon being stolen there will be less zunes getting stolen. Seriously tho, are thiefs gonna be "up to date" and be aware of this situation? Most likely not.

 

Microsoft should make it to where the thief would have no clue that they're being tracked at all. Then the police that come would be in "plain clothes" asking for something. Then they bring out the badge once they get inside, and ask about the stolen Zune. Not all of the policemen will have the time to do it, but it'll help a few people get their Zunes back.

I agree with you, do you happen to get a reply to this? I also have a stolen zune that I had for just a couple of months before it was stolen.