Tag: American Public Media
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...