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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] If they have nothing to hide they have nothing to worry about. [/quote]

“Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

― Edward Snowden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument

Electronically tracking your kids sets a bad precedent for society, and, even if you and your kids genuinely don't find this creepy, you and/or they might prefer that their tracking data not be sold and/or used for targeted advertsing.

Also, tracking your kids means tracking their friends and associates, none of whom have likely agreed to be tracked.  It's an invasion of their privacy, too.[/quote]

This thread keeps getting dumber. My kids are fully aware that they do not have absolute privacy. No kid should have that. They are still learning, developing, making mistakes. We are responsible for their health, safety and well being. So until they are mature enough to be completely on their own, I will use the technology available to me to make that a success.

So, unless you have something better than "technology BAD" as your argument, I'll do what I deem necessary to keep my kids safe.

I don't even know how to respond do the insane "their friends didn't consent to being tracked." I guess I'd need to obtain their permission to know that they are with my child, even if I didn't track their phone. Do you see how ridiculous that sounds?

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Reread what you wrote.  Actually, you sound ridiculous.

And the ability to track people via app which can be hacked makes them unsafe.  Imagine your kid on a hike with their friends out of state. A hacker calls you with a zip code from that area telling you that Larlo has been in an accident and you need to wire money to the hospital.  Larlo is hiking and doesn't have mobile service, but you see he's in the same area.  Your hacker has his insurance, location details, friends, photographs, etc.  Does this make you feel safer about your child?  This is just one of billions of scenarios.  If your kid has videos online they can deep fake photos of the accident with his voice asking for money.

I work in ai and there is not a chance on Earth I'm making it easy for these people.  But hey, you do you.  Ignorance is bliss.  Actually if you make it easy for them to hack you all, then they won't go for the difficult targets, so yeah, for you, it's a great idea.[/quote]

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