Under a Gibbous Moon

This is something that occurred to me lately. We’ve all heard of the people who are caught by tracing incriminating information back to their computer, through traffic over the internet or via the files stored on the computer itself.

Now, we’ve also all heard of people using the prepaid cell phones as disposable phone that are used for the planning of or in the commission of the crime and are then thrown away afterwards.

Now with the proliferation of cheap computers (notably netbooks), I wonder if any enterprising criminals are using them solely for the planning or execution of a crime and then just ditching it afterwards. By ensuring that no personal information is ever placed on the computer and using public internet access, relative anonymity and plausible deniability can be maintained.

Of course, this now means that buying a netbook will put you on the FBI’s watch list and you’ll get asked at the airport if you own or have ever owned a netbook.

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