Since
antitheft devices are usually placed where they attract little attention, the ministry is warning users to be careful when they enter public facilities and commercial buildings.
Applying this to the automobile theft trade, he stated that the more sophisticated
antitheft devices become, the more cunning thieves must be to overcome them.
Control can be exercised in various ways, including by checking credentials, limiting what can be brought in by the scholar, restricting what items can be viewed at one time, using
antitheft devices and markings, and implementing good access controls, surveillance, alarms, guard patrols, and maintenance.
Overstimulation and shock to patients with SS continue to be reported when patients are exposed to electromagnetic impulses emitted by security systems, metal detectors, and
antitheft devices. Nine such adverse events have been reported to the FDA (Table 1); during the same period, 67 EMI events related to spinal stimulation were reported (Table 2).
Deterring thieves is a simple matter of installing
antitheft devices such as steering wheel or brake locks.
He also advised that drivers fit a good alarm and warning stickers, and
antitheft devices including steering locks, as opportunist thieves will try to find an easier target.
They are using
antitheft devices as well as other technology to make it harder for boosters to hide the origin of stolen goods.
Trion Industries, Inc., based in Wilkes-Barre, PA, has developed
antitheft devices intended to prevent many of today's major shoplifting tactics, which the company estimates costs all types of retailers some $23 billion annually.
Concealed like many extant
antitheft devices, they will do nothing unless touched by a "reader signal," which makes the RFID "reply" with its own unique signal--an electronic dialogue invisible to the person wearing it.
He said the increase in
antitheft devices, such as steering-wheel immobilizers, in luxury models has lowered payouts, he said.
In recent years many retailers and vendors have sought to combat shrinkage through source tagging, or the use of
antitheft devices on packaging that trigger alarms at or near store exits when the tags have not been deactivated at the checkout.