My daughter's laptop was stolen. It is a MacBook Pro. Is there a chip inside for tracking?

my daughters laptop was stolen it is a mac book pro. is there a chip inside for tracking?

...if your icloud is activated on your macbook pro you should be able to track the ios' GPS location on your iphone (for example the find my iphone app or icloud.com) given the thief tries to turn it on...
...Mac’s location is pinpointed through transmitted location data from surrounding WiFi networks. Once found the mac can be remotely wiped or locked. The owner can also trigger a sound or send a message to any registered device through icloud.com. When a Mac is remotely locked with Find My Mac, a 4 digit PIN must be entered to re-gain access to the machine...
...you also need to take into account that there's a good possibility it was sold (for quick cash - say craigs for example) illegally. after you report serial and model number it to the local authorities check on your local trader sites...
...it would also be a good idea to contact apple and log the report...

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