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Prevent Porch Pirates and Protect your Family with Vivint

As we survived another Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and await another Cyber Monday, we can expect numerous packages to arrive at our doors. According to the New York Times, Americans will ship over 3 billion packages this holiday season alone. Interestingly, the site reported a pandemic-driven increase of 800 million packages when compared to previous years, as many businesses were forced to transition away from in-person sales toward e-commerce. Unfortunately, as job losses and financial difficulties have led some to thievery, we must stand ever more vigilant against porch pirates; with the loss of nearly 1.7 million packages per day in the USA, it is only a matter of time before you are affected directly.

As more shopping is driven online, we must look for methods to protect our purchases. It is estimated that Amazon Prime Members receive ~51 packages per year, and one-in-three Americans have had a package stolen. According to a C+R Research team report, these losses resulted in the loss of millions of dollars each day. To attempt to combat this loss, Amazon has installed secure locker facilities in numerous cities and activated Amazon Key, a service that allows deliveries to be placed inside a home or into the trunk of your…