Electronic line safety

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Electronic line security ( ELS ) is a form of goods security . It is mainly used in electronics stores to protect items that are particularly at risk of theft. The advantage of securing a line over locking it in a showcase is that the customer can freely try out the device without the shop having to forego full security.

The ELS is mostly used in cell phones , MP3 players or navigation devices. Even computers are protected with electronic linesecurities against theft.

Adhesive protection

In the case of adhesive protection, a mostly black module is attached to the object using a firmly adhering adhesive pad. This module is connected by a cable to a counterpart, which in turn is attached to the shelf or display table on which the goods to be secured are located. Manipulation (e.g. cutting the cable, removing the module) triggers an alarm. To protect against manipulation, there is a small button on the module that is pressed through a hole in the adhesive pad when it is attached to the object. When the pad is removed, the button is no longer pressed and an alarm is triggered. With cell phones, a second, smaller adhesive module with the same function is often attached to the front to secure both the cell phone itself and the removable back of the housing.

Since the electronic adhesive fuses are very sensitive, there are also false alarms. Employees can deactivate an alarm with a key or a radio remote control.

Spider wraps

Line protection Spider Wrap

The spider wraps also belong to the line securing devices. These do not look like a conventional line safety device, but they are used today in most electronics stores to protect cardboard boxes and packaging against theft. The principle is very simple: a small wrap (the main ingredient) is attached to the side of the box. Four cables lead out of this wrap, which wrap around the packaging. The customer can look at the packaging and use it to checkout. However, if he goes through the antennas at the exit, an alarm is triggered. If he tries to manipulate the Spider Wrap by cutting the cables, an alarm is also triggered. At the checkout, Spider Wraps are removed within five seconds: the seller has a so-called hand release, which contains a strong magnet. The Spider Wrap reacts to this through a mechanism inside. It loosens the cables so that the fuse can be removed. Such hand solvers are only sold to commercial users. The magnets it contains are considerably stronger than z. B. simple kitchen magnets that would not cause anything here.

literature

  • Klaus-Henning Glitza, Mario Krupp: Security in retail shoplifting - prevention, avoidance, prosecution , 2007, Richard Boorberg Verlag, ISBN 3415038459

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans-Günther Lemke: Press report from: "the detective" section: Other monitoring options in retail, December 2007, lemke-training.de ( Memento from December 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Josef Siska: No chance for criminals: the protection of your company from criminal dangers , expert verlag, 1996, ISBN 3-8169-1118-8 , page 71 ( preview in Google book search)
  3. ^ Herbert Ittner: Shoplifting: Technology and Law In: kriminalberatung.de , accessed on February 7, 2017.