Big Parents are Watching You
Sprint unveils mobile child locator service
Notice to bad kids sneaking out at night: YOUR FUCKED!!
This is the ultimate trust breaker for parents. I would almost feel as if I was in jail! This is akin to looking through your kids stuff all the time when they are not home. I believe this is a good idea for younger children, but in order for a healthy teenager to grow, this would not be a good way to go about checking up on them.
Now lets say they are constantly in trouble/sneaking out at night, and you are paying for their phone. I can see using this to control the issue, since they have already broken the trust. I can also see how this technology can get a little out of hand and can be abused. Then again, if the kids really did not want their parents to know what they are up to, they should just turn off the phone.
posted by Jonathan @ 4:58 PM
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I don't know. When I hear about this, my mind turns to Mrs. Weasley's clock, which lets her know where and in what condition her husband and seven children are at all times. And I find myself thinking, "That would be nice." Instead of calling every night to find out what time to make dinner, I could just wait until my phone tells me that my dinner companion is headed in my direction. In ten years we'll think it's weird that we didn't always know exactly where other members of our households were at all times, just like today we think it's weird that ten years ago we couldn't call any of them anytime, anywhere.
Ah, Mrs. Weasley's clock . . . *smile*
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