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NPR program rips industry over false alarms

April 4, 2012Rich Miller

American Public Media's “Marketplace” weighed in on false alarms this week, with the featured guest delivering a decidedly unfavorable verdict for the security industry: Alarm customers might be better off relying on a dog. Program host Kai Ryssdal interviewed Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics.com, who cited a litany of figures and study results that don't reflect well on alarm companies. Here's a bit of what Dubner had to say on the show, which aired on National Public Radio: —“We...

American Public Media, Ron Walters, Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), Security Systems News (SSN)

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