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Facial recognition technology makes it easy to differentiate neighbors from strangers. (Photo: Photo courtesy of ARS/Rescue Rooter)

Some car owners generally keep blades, hammers, key chains with helical springs handy to get them out of such situations. However, these items are exposed to heat and moisture and get dull, dirty and rusted over time and fail to perform well in any such emergency situation.

We’re only going into the front area of the lab on this visit — we’ll save the rest for your next time here.

– Everyone in a jeweler’s home should know and follow proper security procedures. They should not open the door to unknown people, use caution when letting in delivery personnel and check to see if they are using a company vehicle, not give out information over the phone, be alert to suspicious persons who could be casing their house, and have a household security word to communicate danger among family members.

Silicon Labs (SiLabs), the $4.5 billion market cap firm that owns the Z-Wave tech, admitted "a known device pairing vulnerability" existed. But it didn’t specify any upcoming updates and downplayed the severity of the attack, adding "there have been no known real-world exploits to report."

Kim said, “We’re seeing more and more of the home automation systems that allow homeowners to monitor their homes remotely. Another benefit of these systems is that they capture video of the activity that can be shared with law enforcement and neighbors immediately.”

Even if you purchase a home-security system with all the bells and whistles, it might not do you any good if it’s designed poorly or installed sloppily. The ratings and reviews submitted to us at Consumers’ Checkbook, plus reports from our undercover shoppers, indicate that the expertise of home-security representatives varies greatly.

Call quality was also not an issue on the S10+; the same goes for network reception on both SIM slots. The S10+ does have issues with detecting 5GHz Wi-Fi networks when you’re a bit too far from the router. This is something Android Pie introduced on the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 as well, and Samsung seems unwilling to do anything about it. The S10 trio also support Wi-Fi 6 networks, but it’s not something you’ll be able to use anytime soon as routers that support the Wi-Fi 6 (Wi-Fi ax) standard are still in their infancy.

If you’ve been holding off on setting up a home security system, this is a deal you shouldn’t pass up.

"When you install the product, you create an account using a handy mobile app, which doubles up as a remote to control the sensitivity of the in-built security sensor. This is very intuitive and makes creating your perfect personal security settings a doddle!

Security expert Brianna Jensen of ASecureLife.com recommends considering three main factors when choosing a personal safety alarm: size, alarm time, and bonus features. You want something small enough that you’ll actually carry it and long-lasting enough to make sure people notice. And maybe a flashlight or whistle, just in case. “Personal alarms are legal and can’t be turned against you (unlike pepper spray, tasers, or other weapons), which makes them a discreet, lower-risk alternative to these other safety measures,” said Jensen.

With the investigative report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III said to be nearly complete, and with impeachment talk in the air and the 2020 presidential election campaign ramping up, fears that once existed only in fiction or in the fevered dreams of conspiracy theorists have become a regular part of the political debate. These days, there is talk of violence, mayhem and, increasingly, civil war.