Big Brother Mother
Tracking units to monitor children and teenagers - disguised as watches, mobile phones and belts - have hit Australia to the outrage of civil libertarians and parent groups. They include a computer device and software that can record email and chatroom conversations and a clothing spray that can tell if teens are having sex. Australian company Internav's mobile phone-sized Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device has emergency alarm button and software so parents can zoom in on a child's whereabouts using a home computer. It costs $895. ...Kid Safe System Locators, said his GPS devices, which will be in stores by Christmas, ...can be hidden in watches, belts and jewellery and cost from $600 to $700.
But since it is For The Children©, I'll probably still be accused of being "paranoid." Right, Andrew?
There is something deeply wrong with people being able to delve into their children’s personal lives in this manner.
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Posted by David Strain on 10/14/03 at 09:15 AMBah!
I won’t round all the edges off the world just to make it kiddy proof. Hell, a few days ago I encourage a kid to slide down a staircase because it sounded fun…No, the real problems happen when a stalker hacks into the kids clothing and tracks her from a distance, swooping down when the child is around the least amount of adults…
And that’s just the mischief a predator could get into with little thought. I shudder to think what Ashcroft (or Reno, for you Right wing types) would do given such abilities…
Posted by Andrew Cory on 10/14/03 at 09:29 AM>>"I won’t round all the edges off the world just to make it kiddy proof.”
Well said! Or idiot-proof, for that matter. Evolution must have her due. . .
Stalker hacks—of either kind, individual or govt.—are just what I had in mind. It pays to be aware of one’s environment—and participate.Posted by on 10/14/03 at 01:47 PMI am concerned about the destruction of the family unit, replacing the trust by a fear of detection. Police states might find that technology useful, but patriotism there is rather scarce. Similarly, with families where you can’t roam freely and explore, you end up destroying a kid’s first experience with community and society.
Posted by Camilo on 10/15/03 at 06:10 AM
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