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It's the nightmare of all vacationers: finding your home burglarized upon your return! Every summer, nearly 70,000 homes are victims of a burglary, that's 25% more than ten years ago. To deal with this scourge, new technologies make it possible to protect your home without resorting to very expensive remote surveillance agencies. Remotely, individuals can monitor their home themselves from their vacation spot, thanks to alarms connected to their smartphones. These systems that can be installed yourself are up to ten times cheaper! But how do you choose? Do these alarms really protect your home? To scare away burglars, some cities subscribe to a network called "Voisins Vigilants". Thanks to a mobile application, residents can report any security problems and the system is linked to the police. How did the small Marseille company behind this network turn it into a thriving business? In France, more than 600 municipalities have subscribed to it. How much does this application cost residents? Is it really effective? Alarms, this new business for peaceful holidays -