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Don’t have a home alarm system? Well, one popular post claims anyone who owns a modern car actually does. It’s not a new claim and has been circulating web forums for about 10 years. It reads in part: ...

What is it with car alarms? They go off 24/7 for any or no reason to create a constant urban din. Do they deter any thefts, are they required by law, or are they just a way to lard on the features?

How Do You Turn Off The Car Alarm? Disarming the car alarm system without a remote control is often done by going into your anti-theft system’s service mode. From there, you can deactivate it in case ...

I'm still on a stolen-car kick here, and all the talk of theft prevention and alarms got me wondering just how long car alarm systems have been around? The first recorded car theft happened to, of all ...

They are routinely ignored — so much so that a pamphlet issued by the National Crime Council on auto theft leaves little room for doubt: “After years of false alarms, people have stopped paying ...

Unless you're on the wrong side of a Colombian drug lord, the kind of criminals who would break into your house are mostly opportunists. Use your car alarm to send them running. Photo by epredator.

Mobile phone companies’ 5G networks are bringing more speed and innovation to consumers, but there’s at least one trade-off: To open up airwaves for 5G, the companies are shutting down older networks ...