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Research: Residential Security Demand & Preferences for New Alerts

Parks Associates research reveals that most owners report experiencing a false alarm in the past 12 months.

Parks Associates research reports that siren, phone call, and in-app alerts are the most preferred alert methods regardless of device ownership.

Chris White is Senior Analyst, Parks Associates.
 

From the article, "Research: Residential Security Demand & Preferences for New Alerts" by Chris White.

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