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The Annoyance Problem: How Vivint’s Smart Deter™ Keeps Security Features Switched On

July 07, 2026

Parks Associates research sharpens the picture at the homeowner level. The firm reports that 62% of security system owners experienced at least one false alarm in the past 12 months, and that 53% of those owners cited a non-person as the cause. Nearly half of security system owners said their system triggers too many false alarms.

From the Urban Matter article, "The Annoyance Problem: How Vivint’s Smart Deter™ Keeps Security Features Switched On"

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The Annoyance Problem: How Vivint’s Smart Deter™ Keeps Security Features Switched On

Previously In The News

Is The Increasingly Crowded Streaming Marketplace Going to Turn Consumers Back to Piracy?

Samsung’s Peacock Standoff with NBCUniversal Shows Power of TV Makers

Netflix powers up theChive to promote Marvel's 'Iron Fist'

Content providers will take control of their OTT future

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