360 in a still further variation of the invention the instructions regarding data stored on laptop 330 may instruct the laptop to alter or eradicate such stored files in summary and without limitation the invention is comprised of the following elements a first element consisting of fabricating an installed covert tracking device further comprised of circuit electronic and power elements as shown in fig1 a 1b and 1c that is compatible with the portable computing device into which it is installed a second element where said covert tracking device is acquired in conjunction with a software generated insurance policy and tracking system to mitigate the risk of loss of a portable computing device into which said covert tracking device is installed a third element of installing the covert tracking device covertly inside the portable computing device and further attaching it to the power source and or battery of said portable computing device where said tracking device itself does not rely on any functions from the portable computing device and is stand alone other than the power source a fourth element where once the tracking device is installed in the portable computing device and in the event for whatever reason the portable computing device is misplaced and or stolen an owner of the lost portable computing device will have the ability to telecommunicate to activate a recovery protocol utilizing the tracking features of the covert tracking device a fifth element where recovery of all portable computing devices using this tracking device invention is based upon real time gps locations and in the event recovery is not immediate the tracking device itself receives a communication that allows the tracking device to power on.