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Combating porch pirates

By Kaylee McGhee White
Published November 29, 2019 4:30am ET | Updated May 14, 2026 4:41pm ET
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Combating porch pirates
Online shopping has created a new kind of criminal: the porch pirate. More people than ever before are taking to the internet to make their purchases. In 2016, 210 million U.S. adults browsed products, compared prices, or purchased merchandise online. By 2021, experts believe the number will be close to 250 million. Unsurprisingly, that number […]

Online shopping has created a new kind of criminal: the porch pirate.

More people than ever before are taking to the internet to make their purchases. In 2016, 210 million U.S. adults browsed products, compared prices, or purchased merchandise online. By 2021, experts believe the number will be close to 250 million.

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