SimpliSafe Violating California, Florida, and Texas Licensing Laws

Author: Dan Gelinas, Published on Aug 14, 2018

IPVM has verified that DIY security system provider SimpliSafe, founded in 2006 and acquired in June of 2018 at a billion dollar valuation, is violating alarm licensing laws in California, Florida, and Texas.

In this note we:

  • Explain how state licensing laws work
  • Show how SimpliSafe is violating these laws
  • Examine how this works in California, Florida, and Texas
  • Contrast to other US states

Moreover, in response to IPVM's investigation, SimpliSafe has admitted that they do require licenses and now plan to obtain them, many years after they started selling alarm systems.

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Comments (43)

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/14/18 02:00pm

***, ********* *********!

*** ********:

  • **** ***** *** ***** ** *** ***** ** ******** ********* to ** *** ***** *****.
  • ** *** **** ***** *** ******* **** **** ***** *** believe * ******* ** ********* *** *** ** ******* ******* ethical ********, *** ** ****. ******* *** ** ***@****.***
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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 08/14/18 02:07pm

***** ***, ****! ******, **** *****, ***** *** ** ** with *** ***** *** *'** **** **** **. **** *****!

Undisclosed #6

In reply to John Honovich | 08/22/18 03:18pm

** ** ****, **** ** *** **** ********* *** ******** service **** ********. ***** *** ****** ** ******* ****** ** keep *** ******** ******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/14/18 03:11pm

**** ** *****, **** **** ** * *** ** *** not ********.

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Stephen Schulz

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 04:27pm

*** ********** ***** ***** ******* *** *****!

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Clint Hays

Intelligent Security Systems - ISS | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 11:43pm

**** *********** ****? :*

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | 08/14/18 03:18pm

** ***** *** ******* ***** ***** *** **** ****** **********. We *** * ******** **** *******:

********** ******* *** ********* ************* ** *********** *** ** ***** with ********** **** ** *********** ** *** ******** ******. * complaint *** ** ***** ******, ** ** * ********* **** and **** ** ********* ** *** ** *** ******** ******* for *************.

**'* ** ** *** **** ** *** *****. ***** ***** integrators, ** * **** ** *** *****, *** ******* **** concerned **** ***** ** ********** **** ***** *** ***** ***** and ****. ** *** *** ********* **** *** ***** ** a *********, ****** **.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Dan Gelinas | 08/14/18 05:05pm

******* ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** **** ***** *** could ******** *** ********* ****** **** ***** ******? :)

Robert O'Rourke

08/14/18 04:37pm

******* ** ******* **** **** *** ************ ** ******* ** MA, *** * ** **** ********** ** ***, ********** ********* and *** *********** (********* ***********) **** ** ** ******** *** have * ****** ****** ******* (******* *** *** *********) ** install ******* *** *** ******* ** ********** *** ********!

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 08/14/18 04:57pm

** ** **** ** *** ****** ** *** ***** ********. When ***** **** **** ******* *** **** ** * "** it ********" ***** ****** ****'* **** * *******. *** ****** with **** ** *** **** *********** ******** ** ***** ** so **** *** ********** ******* ****** **** **** **** *** doing. ** ******** *** ******** *** **** ** ** ***** level *** ** ***** ***** ***** *** ** **** ** what ** *** ** *** ****. ** ***** ** *** that ************* *** *** ** ** ******* * ******** ***** which ** ******* *** ******** **** *** ******** ******* ***** a ***. ** ** ** *** * ****** ** * had **** ********** ******* *** ***** **** **** ****** ********** but ****** ** *** ***** *** * ****** ** ***********. Not ** *** **** ****** *** ** **** ***** *** money *** **** ****'*.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Shannon Davis | 08/14/18 05:03pm


**** **** * ********** *** ** ******** *** **** ** work ***** * ******* *** **** *** **** ****** ** time ****** *** *** ** *** ** **** *** *** install ** **** ***. *** ****** **** * **********. *** actually ****-*********** ***. ** ******* ** ********** *** * ******* in ********.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 05:13pm

*** *** **'* **** *********** *** ***** ***** **. ****** can **** * **** *** **** *****'* **** **** **** what **** *** *****. ** *** **** ** **** ***** a ******* ** ******* **** ********** *** * *** ****** of **** **** *** ***** *** ** ******* ******** ******* correctly. * **** * *** ** ***** ***** **** ***** get *****, **** *** * *** ** *****, * *** of ***** *** * ** ****** *** **** ** *** it ****** ** ********. **** **** ** *** *** *** and ******* ** * ***** *** *** ** ******* ****** to **** ***** ** ****'* ******* *** ********* ******** *** the ******** *** ******* **** ***** ******. ****** **** ** this ******** *** **** ** ***** * **** **** ** all. **** ** ** ********* **** * ******* ** ***********. Would *** **** ******* ** **** *** *** ******* ** fix **** ******** *** ** ********** *** *** **** **** they *** *****? ******* ****** *** **** ** ******** ** also *** **** ******* ** *** ******** ********. **** ** residential ***** *** ***** ***** ***** ***** ********* *** *** cannot **. ** *** ********* **** ** **** ** *** put ** * **** ****** *** ****** ** ** ***** or ***'* ** ** ** ***. ** *** ****'* ** it ***** **** *** *** ******* *******'* **** ** ****** if *** **** ********* ****** ****'* **** ******** *** ** improper ************ *******. *** ********* **** *** *** ******** ********** installations *** **** ****** *** **** * **** ***** **** wired ****** *** ***** ***** *** ** ******** ****.

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Jon Jones

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/15/18 02:35pm

*** ** ****** *** ***** ***’* **** **** *** ***. This ** *** ********** ** **** ********* ******** ****.

Dirk Hedlund

08/14/18 08:50pm

'****'/ ***** ********* *** **'* ***** *********** ********** **** ***** to ***** ** *********** * **** ** ** *******. ****, we *** ******** ****** ** ***** ******* ***** *** ** shut **** ***, * **** *** ** *** ***** *** supposed ***** ******** **** ** *** ********.

** ***** ****** *********** ** ********** ******* ***** ********* *** the ******* ******** *** ********** ***** ****** **** ****** ** address *** ******* ********** *** ** **** *********** **** *******/ IoT *********. *********, ** * **** **** ** **** ** in *** ***** ** **, ** * ***** ***** ** protect *** ****** ******* ***** ****** *** ***** *********** ** the *****.

************ ** ********** *** ********** *** ********** ***** ** *** market ***** **** ****** ** ** ******* ***** **** ********* under *** ***** ** ******** ********** *** ***** *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Dirk Hedlund | 08/15/18 11:41am

* *****, * ***** *** **** ***** **** * *** my ***** **** ** ** ** ********** *****. *** ** I **** ** ***** ***** *** **** ** ***** *** an ********* ***** ** ***** ** **** ** ******* *****? Why ** * **** * ******* **** ******* ******* ** everything * **** ** **** ** *** *******'* ********** ******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | 08/14/18 08:58pm

** * ***** *** ******** **, "** ** ***** **?" Trying ** *** *** *********** ******* ** **** ** ** more **** ** ***** ******* *** *** **** *** "****** burglar ***** ******" *** *******? ** ** ********** ** ******* of *** **** **** ** *** ***** ****** ** ****** it, ****** **, ****** **, ***.?

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Bryan McGee

08/15/18 02:34am

*** **** ***** **** **** ******* ** ** * "******** consultant" ** ******** ******** *** ****. **** ********** **** ** my **** ** ******** *** ******* ** ******* ** ******? When * ****-** *** **********, *** ***** **, ********** ** COPS? *'* *** ********* ********** *** *** ** **** ********* from * ***** ******** *********** ******* * ****** ******** ****** or ***** ***/****** *******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Bryan McGee | 08/15/18 02:09pm

** *** ** ** ******* *** **** ** **** ** the ***********, *** *** *** **** ********** ****** *** ********** from **** ** **********'* *****-******* ********** *******, *** **** ** emails **** ***** **'* ****. *** **** **: *******. **** DO ***** "************" ************. **'** ************* **** ** ****.

Undisclosed #1

08/15/18 10:47am

******** ******** ** *** ********** ** **** ******* *. *****, CPP, ***...

** **** **** ******** **** ***** *** ****** ** *** union.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/16/18 01:28am

* ** ******** ********* ** *** *** ******* ** ***. This ***** **** *** **** ** ***** ** ****** ** an *********.

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/18 12:36pm

**** **** **** ***'* ******* ** ****** **** ** **? What ***** **** ***? **** *** ******* *** **** ******** system ** *** *****. * ** **** ***** ** * long **** ** ********* ******* * *** ******** ** ***** stores.

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Jay Hobdy | 08/15/18 02:11pm

**** ****** ** ******* ********** *** ***** ******* **** ** retail ****** **** **** ***. *** ******** *******, **** *** Geek ***** **** ** ** ******** ***** ****'** ****** **** your **** *** ******* *** ****** **?

Steven Burman

In reply to Dan Gelinas | 08/16/18 03:18pm

**********. **** ** ***** ******** "** *******".

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Jay Hobdy | 08/15/18 04:43pm

***,

* ******** **** **** *******. **** *** ***** *** **** a ******* ** **** *** ******. *** *** ***** **** thousands ** *******, **** ** *** **** *** ******* ** they *** * *********** *** **** ** ********* **** *** end ****.. *** ******** **** **** * *******. ** **** example, **** ***** **** *** ****** ******** ***** **** ****** to ****. **** *** ** *** * ********, **** *** merely *** ******* *** ************. **** **** ******.*** *** ****** do *** **** * ******* *** ******* *** ******. **** this *****.

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/18 06:40pm

****, * ***** ** *** ***** ** ********.

**** ** *** ***** ** *** ** *** ****** *****. They *** **** ** *******, ***. ***** ** ** ********* or ****** **** **** * ******* *** ****** * ******* based ** *** ************ ***** ********. *** ***** ***** ** being ******** ** ** ****** *** ****** *** *** ********* to ******* * ***** ********.

* ***** ***** ****** ******* **** ******** ******** ***** **** a ******* ********* ** *** ***** ****** ***** ****** ***** is * ******** ********* *********.

** *** ** ***/*******, **** ******** ****** **** * ******* in ******* ******. ***** ** ******* ** *** ***** ****** in *** ** **** ******* ********* ************.

* **** *** ** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ** the ***** ***********, ****** ** *******/******* ********* ** *** ***, they **** *** ** **** ***** ********** *** **** *** law ****** ** *********** ** *******. * **** ** ****** other ****** **** *** **** *******.

**** ** ** * ******* ** ** ***** ** *** code **** **** *** ******* ***********, *** * ** *** think ******* * *** ** ***********.

Sharon Voto

08/16/18 02:18pm

** ** *** ** *** **** * *******. * ***** a *** ** **** *** ***** ******* ****. *** * have *** ***** *** ********* *** **** ****** **** ****** selling **** *******, ******** ***. **** ***'* ****** **** *** of *** ********* *** *** **** ******** ** **** ***** products *** ******* ** ********.

Steven Burman

08/16/18 03:14pm

** *** ***** ** ***** ** ** ***** ***** ****** of *** ***** *******? ***** *****, ***'*, ***?

**** * ****** *** *** ***** ****** ** ***, *** City **** ** **** ** ***** **** ** ****** ** the **** ********* ** ** ***** *******. *** ****** ** this, ** ******, ** ** ***'* **** ** ******* ** premise. *** **** ****'* ****. **** ** ******* *** **** Radio ***** **** ****** *** (******) ******, *** **** **** us, ******** ** **** **** ***** ********, **** **** *****'* interested ** ******** ***** *****, *** **** ** ***** ****** this *******. *** ********* **** ******* ** ****, *** *** lawyers ******* ******* ******* *** *** **** **, *** **** the **** ******** **** *** (******* ****) ****'* * *****-**** business **** ***** ** *******, *** ********* *********** ********* **** away. ** *** ** ********** ****, *** *** ******* ****** "on *******". **** ***** ********* **** ** ******* *** ***** whatsoever, *** ****'** ***** ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** large ***-*** *********.

***** **** *****'* ** -

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Richard Lavin

Idibri Consulting | IPVMU Certified | 08/16/18 03:43pm

********* *** ***** ** ********* *** "******** ***********", * ***'* know ***** *********, *** ***** *** ** ********* *** ******** engineers. * ******** ** *** *** ** * "******* ******** Consulting ****" *** ****** ******** ******* ******* ***** ************ ******** as ****.

********** *. **********

  • ****.***. ******* ***********.

(*) **** ******* **** *** ***** **:

(*) * ******** ******** ********** *********** **

******** *********** *********** ******** ***** ******* ****,

********* ******** ********, ******* ***** ****** ***********, ***

********* **** **********;

**** **** **** **** ****** * ******** ******** "********** ***********". I ***** ********* **** ** **** **** **** ***** ********* and/or ******* ********, ****** *******, ***. *** ***** *** ****** to *****/************ ** ********* ** ********** ** ***** *******.

*'* ** ****** ********** ** ******* ***** ***** ****** ******* licensing *** ******** ***********. ***** * **** **** *** ***** out ***** *********, *** **** *** * *** ***** *** Texas.

******:

* ******** ******* *** ********* **** **** ** ****** ****** requires ********* *** ******* ****** *********** ** * **********. ** reads:

** ****** ***** ****** ****** ** ** *** ****, ******** or ******* ** ***** ************** *** ******* ****** *********, ******** ** ********** ***** **** part. (******** *****)

*'* *** * ****** *** ** ** ******* **********, **** being * ***** ********, **** **** "***" ***** ********* **** specific. * ***** ********* **** ** **** **** *** ***** to ** *********, ******** ** ********** **** ** **** *************. ** ********* *** ******** **** *** **********, * ***** think ** ***** ****:

** ****** ***** ****** ****** ** ** *** ****, ******** or ******* ** ***** ************* *** ******* ****** *********, ******** ** ********** ***** **** part.

*** ******* *** ***** **** ***** ***** **?

Jeff Zwirn

08/16/18 10:01pm

****** *** *** ******** ************* ***** * ********* ** ******-**** Product

*****://***.*************.***/****-*********/**********************************************************************/

******* *****, *********, *** ******** *** ***********, ***.

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Bryan McGee

In reply to Jeff Zwirn | 08/17/18 02:15pm

****-

*********** *******. *** *** ******** ***** *** ** ********* **** built-in ********?

Jeff Zwirn

In reply to Bryan McGee | 08/19/18 03:34pm

*** **** ** *****. ******* *** ******* *** ** *** Siimpi-Safe ******* ** *** ****** ** ** ****. ** *** know, ** *** ************ ***** ********, *** ****** ******** * control ***** *** *** **** *** ********** ************ **** * control ***** *** **** ** *** ******** ** ****** **** UL **** *** ** *** ************.

*************, ** ***** **** ***** ** ***** ** **** ** be * **** ** ******** ***/** ******* ******** ****** ** death, *** ***** **** ***'* *** ******* **** **** ****** and *** ***** *** ******* ** *** ** ****** **** does.

******* *. *****, *********, *** ******** *** ***********, ***.

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Greg Sachnewycz

IPVMU Certified | 08/16/18 10:09pm

"****" ** *** ******* **** ********** **** ** ******* ** customers' ****** *** ** **** *** ********* ******. ***** ***** be * ****** ***** "****" ***** *** **** ***** ** a ***********.

**** **** ***** ** ******: ***** ***** ******* *** ****-********* by *** ****, **** *** ********* **** ** *** * license ** ** "*********"? ** **, **** **** **** ** an ******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Greg Sachnewycz | 08/27/18 07:51pm

**** ****** *** ********** *** ****** *** ********* ** ***** own **** ** ***** ********, *** *** *****.

Timothy Mc Pheron

08/17/18 10:43am

****,

** ***** *** ****** **** ********** **** ******** **** ** pay ***** *** **** ***** ** ** ****** **** ******* until * ******* ** *******? ** ****** ***** ******* ** have * ******* ** * *****, **** **** ********** ** a ***** ***** **** **** ********* * ******* *** * time ******? **** ***** ********* ***** ** ******** ***** *********.

Steven Burman

In reply to Timothy Mc Pheron | 08/17/18 02:50pm

******** **** *** **** *** ******* **** ******* ********, * would ***** **** ***** ******* *** ******** ********* ******** **** need ** ***** *** ***** ********* **.

Peter Pavlov

08/17/18 12:43pm

*** ******** * **** ** ***** *** ******** ********** *** system ** ***/*** ****. *** *** ***, **** *** ** "Installer" *** **** ** ******** ** ******* ******** ******* ********* they ****** ** ***** ***.

*** *** ***** ********* ****?

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Richard Lavin

Idibri Consulting | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Peter Pavlov | 08/17/18 02:43pm

** *****, ***** ** ** ********* ** *** **** *** a ********* ***** **** ** ***** *** ****.

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  • ****.***. ******* ***********.

(*) **** ******* **** *** ***** **:

(**) * ****** *** ** *** ******'* *** ******** ** on

******** ***** ** ******* ** *** ******'* ********:

(*) ********, *******, ** ******* * **********

******** ******;

(*) ******* ** ********** ******** ******; **

(*) **** ** ***** * *** *** * ******** ******

**** **** **** **** *** ****** **** **** **** ************ or ****** ************. *** ********* ***** ***** **** ** ***** for *** ******** ******* *** **** *** **** ************. ** just ******* **** **** *** ********* *********** ** **** *** doing **** ** *** ***** **** **** ***.

* ***** ***** **** ***** ****** ******** **** ********* *******.

Steven Burman

08/17/18 02:46pm

*** *** ********** *******. ***** ********** *** ******** ** ** "owner/builder" *** ****** ** *** ******* ** ************.

Timothy Mc Pheron

08/18/18 10:11pm

* ** * *** ********* **** ******* ********** ***** **’* best ** ******** ******* *** ********** ** *********** ***** *********, and ********* ***** ************ ******; ** *** ***** ** ******* the *********** ** ***** ***** ******** ********* *** ***** ********* as * **** ** **** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #7

08/23/18 07:22pm

***** ******* ***** ******** ** ***** **** ***** ** **** confusion ** **** **** *** ***** ** ******** *** **** they *****. ********* ****** ******** **** ***** **********: **********, ************, and *****. **** ****** **** ***** ************ **** *** ***** it ** *** **********/****** ********* (*** *****). **** **** ***** monitoring. **** * *** **** ***** *******. ** *** ****** like ***** ********* **** ** *** *******, **** ** *** do *** ******* ** ******* *** ******, *** ***** **** be ********. ** *** *** **** *******, *** ************ *** usually **** ********* **** *** ************ ************. *** *** ***** makes ** **** *********** *** ***** **** *** ******** ************ services (**********, ******, **********), ** ********* ***** ** ***** *** line **** ****** *** ******.

****, ****** ********* ** *** **** * ******* ********* *** even ******; **** ** **** * ***** *** ***** ****** with ******** ****** ****** ** ***** (** ****** ****** ********* distance).

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 08/23/18 08:50pm

********* ****** ******** **** ***** **********: **********, ************, *** *****.

******, * ***** ** ********** ** * ***** ******* ** what **** ***** *******. **** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/27/18 09:31pm

** ****** ******** ********* *****

Undisclosed End User #8

08/27/18 09:07pm

** *** ***, * *** **** ** ****'* ****** ****** and *** **** * ** *** **** * ****** ** install ** ***** ******. **** *** ** ****** ****, **.

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In what French media describes as "the most damaging crisis yet for" French President Marcon, a political scandal has revealed major gaps in the...
2Gig Gun Lock / Motion Detector Tested on Aug 17, 2018
Safer guns for families and an opportunity for security dealers to sell more services? That is the aim of Nortek's 2GIG 'Gun Motion Detector'...

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Alexa Guard Expands Amazon's Security Offerings, Boosts ADT's Stock on Sep 21, 2018
Amazon is expanding their security offerings yet again, this time with Alexa Guard that delivers security audio analytics and a virtual "Fake...
UTC, Owner of Lenel, Acquires S2 on Sep 20, 2018
UTC now owns two of the biggest access control providers, one of integrator's most hated access control platforms, Lenel, and one of their...
BluePoint Aims To Bring Life-Safety Mind-Set To Police Pull Stations on Sep 20, 2018
Fire alarm pull stations are commonplace but police ones are not. A self-funded startup, BluePoint Alert Solutions is aiming to make police pull...
SIA Plays Dumb On OEMs And Hikua Ban on Sep 20, 2018
OEMs widely pretend to be 'manufacturers', deceiving their customers and putting them at risk for cybersecurity attacks and, soon, violation of US...
Axis Vs. Hikvision IR PTZ Shootout on Sep 20, 2018
Hikvision has their high-end dual-sensor DarkfighterX. Axis has their high-end concealed IR Q6125-LE. Which is better? We bought both and tested...
Avigilon Announces AI-Powered H5 Camera Development on Sep 19, 2018
Avigilon will be showcasing "next-generation AI" at next week's ASIS GSX. In an atypical move, the company is not actually releasing these...
Favorite Request-to-Exit (RTE) Manufacturers 2018 on Sep 19, 2018
Request To Exit devices like motion sensors and lock releasing push-buttons are a part of almost every access install, but who makes the equipment...
25% China Tariffs Finalized For 2019, 10% Start Now, Includes Select Video Surveillance on Sep 18, 2018
A surprise move: In July, when the most recent tariff round was first announced, the tariffs were only scheduled for 10%. However, now, the US...
Central Stations Face Off Against NFPA On Fire Monitoring on Sep 18, 2018
Central stations are facing off against the NFPA over what they call anti-competitive language in NFPA 72, the standard that covers fire alarms....
Hikvision USA Starts Layoffs on Sep 18, 2018
Hikvision USA has started layoffs, just weeks after the US government ban was passed into law. Inside this note, we examine: The important...

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