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Cochrane’s Stu Gale couldn’t believe his eyes when a notification popped up on his computer telling him someone had logged on to his recently stolen laptop.

The Alberta-based 51-year-old computer security and automation expert couldn’t let the opportunity to try to find out something about the apparent thief pass him by, so he attempted to remotely log on to the pilfered laptop.

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And that’s when he discovered the less-than-tech-savvy suspect was logging into her Facebook account before his eyes.

Although she kept closing the pop-up window whenever he tried to log on to his missing laptop, she eventually left the room, leaving the computer logged in to her Facebook account — and Gale free rein to scour its contents.

“Eventually she went to the bathroom and I went through her profile. I went through and got her phone numbers, friends list and pictures, and while I was doing that, two (chat) conversations started,” Gale said, who noticed the machine was missing Tuesday, likely lifted from his vehicle Monday night.