Great security, or a breach of our privacy?

[Quall999]

I don't have a link at the moment, so right off the bat I will say that I will have to post the source later.

Basically, new notebooks are starting to include key loggers as a standard. And no, i do not mean removable software. I am talking about hardware built into the link between the keyboard and the mobo. THe artical was a technical guy who basically opened his laptop to see what was inside. He saw a device that looked totally foreign. So, he called the manufacturer tech support to find out what it was and he was actually referred to another phone number. In the end, for security reasons, he was not able to be given any information on the device in his laptop, that he bought.

He looked at the hardware, the chips, and manufactures. He came to the conclusion that it was actually a hardware based key logger.

Now, the user could report his or her laptop as stolen and anyone using it could be tracked. I know some people who use key loggers on their own machines for security. However, do people here think it is against our privacy rights to include it, and above all, not tell us? Or do you like the idea of a strong force of security?