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How about ADT and Brinks, are they going to retrofit home security systems for free?

ADT is subsidized. Brinks does not sell systems, they only lease them so they've already switched over.

Cell backup for security systems should be a requirement. I have ADT going into my Vonage box but wired ahead of the home telephone wiring so the ADT can grab the line if it needs it. However, if my Internet connection is down for whatever reason, a cellular call is placed from the ADT. It isn't that much more, and it makes it far more likely that someone will actually be aware what is going on.

Also, some people have asked why no company does Internet based monitoring. There is an ADT system that does this and also requires the cellular backup.

Beyond my reach, but looks cool.

> Bollocks. If you design your web site in such a way to properly and openly
> reflect your business or whatever, no problems. If you attempt to defraud or
> otherwise screw search engine results then google (and hopefully other search
> engines) has every right to get shitty.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Go to http://www.adt.com/
It returns a splash page with a meta refresh redirect to http://www.adt.com/adt
About a week ago, it was a javascript redirect, with a little GIF that read "ADT"

ADT received a threat of delisting from Google, because they used a script for the redirect, and a meta description attribute containing legitimate information about their company.

Meta descriptions and keywords are pretty much ignored by search engines because porn sites abused them in the late 90's, but they were originally used to help directories and search engines. Yet Google refered to ADT's standard, proper use of the attributes as "hidden text", and grounds for unilateral punishment.

I foresee a consortium of rich companies financially backing an alternative to Google as Google continues to abuse their position.

> Bollocks. If you design your web site in such a way to properly and openly
> reflect your business or whatever, no problems. If you attempt to defraud or
> otherwise screw search engine results then google (and hopefully other search
> engines) has every right to get shitty.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Go to http://www.adt.com/
It returns a splash page with a meta refresh redirect to http://www.adt.com/adt
About a week ago, it was a javascript redirect, with a little GIF that read "ADT"

ADT received a threat of delisting from Google, because they used a script for the redirect, and a meta description attribute containing legitimate information about their company.

Meta descriptions and keywords are pretty much ignored by search engines because porn sites abused them in the late 90's, but they were originally used to help directories and search engines. Yet Google refered to ADT's standard, proper use of the attributes as "hidden text", and grounds for unilateral punishment.

I foresee a consortium of rich companies financially backing an alternative to Google as Google continues to abuse their position.

It's technically infesable and actually attaching a tracking device to a person, like a tagged animal, would involve so much legal fighting that it would probably end up in the US Supreme court.

You are misinformed. GPS tracking of offenders has been going on for years so it is not "technically infesable."

Companies like iSECURETrac, ADT, and ProTech have been doing it for years.

iSECURETrac has a cool demo (I think, anyway) that shows you what the system can actually do here.

And rather than oppose it, the courts have embraced GPS tracking...the judges welcome an alternative to overcrowding prisons for small-time crooks. And when we must release a sex offender back into society, we have a little something more than the sex offender registry which is not working.

tS

ADT Security Services, Inc

It's even worse for the average worker...

Call up some security firms.... ADT (http://www.adt.com)although they are a huge company are good for doing walthroughs and recommendations. Going digital is pretty standard for security companies nowadays. good cameras are what will kill the budget however... look at spending about 750-1000 dollars each for a good security cam.... 'course, you can cheap out with usb webcams, but it'll break down the day whatever you're looking after gets stolen... Murphy's law and all that.

Get a quote from a security professional, then cut back what you can.

In case you're wondering, I'm a jeweller. I know a teensy bit about securing things. :)

I've yet to see the the "Is my phone tapped service(tm)" on ordinary phone lines. So why would any company trying to stay on the right side of the government be producing tools to aid potential criminals?

Maybe you HAVE seen the "Has my property been trespassed on service(tm)", or the "Can someone surveil me through my windows service"? People should have a right to protect their privacy and security without it being assumed that they are criminals, and companies should have a right to provide the tools to do so without being accused of abetting criminals.

Not all spies/intruders work for the FBI you know.