EX-23.(C) 6 g64328ex23-c.txt CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP 1 EXHIBIT 23(c) Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 2-19339, 33-26786, 33-38753, 33-54626 and 33-58299) pertaining to the Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation of our report dated August 13, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2000. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP West Palm Beach, Florida September 27, 2000