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Article: Stop! Thief!(Technology Information)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- June 21, 2001
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FIND OUT HOW RETAILERS FIGHT SHOPLIFTING WITH ELECTRONIC SENTRIES THAT AUTOMATICALLY SCAN YOUR BAGS AND POCKETS FOR STOLEN ITEMS EACH TIME YOU EXIT THEIR STORES.
WE HAVE ALL BEEN ANNOYED by the false alarms and bulky tags of EAS (electronic-article-surveillance) systems that are now on guard in most retail stores. Along with closed-circuit television, EAS is part of retailers' high-tech war on shoplifting that costs the industry an estimated $10 billion per year.
Losses are so high that retailers easily justify the high-priced electronic systems to deter theft. EAS systems are characterized by large antenna panels at store exits and security tags of all ...