porch pirates

Report: Porch Pirates Targeted 79% of Americans in 2022
Report: Porch Pirates Targeted 79% of Americans in 2022
September 21, 2023  |  Delivery

America appears to be living in the age of the porch pirate. Package thefts from people’s homes are on the rise, CNBC reported Thursday (Sept....

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The Trade-Off With That Free, Unexpected Package You Received — Your Identity
The Trade-Off With That Free, Unexpected Package You Received — Your Identity
August 14, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Have you received an unexpected package lately? It might be from Amazon, Home Depot, or any other retailer you can think of. While receiving an...

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How Amazon’s In-Garage Delivery Could Take On Porch Pirates
How Amazon’s In-Garage Delivery Could Take On Porch Pirates
April 24, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are offering new delivery options designed to ensure that packages reach their intended recipients — and don’t fall into the hands of enterprising thieves...

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Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks
Startups Take On Porch Pirates With Neighborhood Networks
October 15, 2018  |  Retail

With consumers turning to eCommerce retailers to order all sorts of valuable merchandise, package theft has become a pervasive problem. According to one estimate, a...

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Consumers Turn To Package Lockers To Combat Porch Pirates
Consumers Turn To Package Lockers To Combat Porch Pirates
December 19, 2017  |  Retail

With home security firm Ring reporting that nearly one in five homeowners in the U.S. have experienced package theft in the last year, companies like...

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Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
December 08, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Alexa: Users are spending more, and they seem to like doing it, as evidenced by stickiness. A new study reports that Amazon Echo users are boosting their...

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How Porch Pirates Subtly Steer E-commerce
How Porch Pirates Subtly Steer E-commerce
June 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

While we tend to associate high-tech fraud with eCommerce thieves, as it turns out, it’s a big ecosystem with room enough for good old-fashioned, smash-and-grab...

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