Comments on: Stalking your children via GPS is wrong on so many levels http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/05/31/stalking-your-children-via-gps-is-wrong-on-so-many-levels/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kirill Zdornyy http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/31/stalking-your-children-via-gps-is-wrong-on-so-many-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-184078 Kirill Zdornyy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:15:36 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=16567#comment-184078 Dave, thank you for the article and your thoughts. We are working on a service which I think you may have a similar take on. I am leading the project and hope to gather as many different perspectives as I can on this topic to be able to design our product to be beneficial to as many people as possible. Please let me know what you think of our screencast and forward any concerns my way! :) Dave, thank you for the article and your thoughts. We are working on a service which I think you may have a similar take on. I am leading the project and hope to gather as many different perspectives as I can on this topic to be able to design our product to be beneficial to as many people as possible.

Please let me know what you think of our screencast and forward any concerns my way! :)

]]> By: Simon http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/31/stalking-your-children-via-gps-is-wrong-on-so-many-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-184051 Simon Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:58:46 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=16567#comment-184051 I think it depends on the teenager. There are some teens, and twens frankly, who need a parental eye on them for whatever reason. Other kids are intelligent and level-headed enough, and reliable enough that parents need not be worried. If you have a certain kind of kid, then tracking him or her by GPS can be not only a great way to keep tabs and make sure ground rules aren't violated--but more importantly it gives the parent peace of mind that your kid is OK or that you know what's going on. It can also be a useful tool if negotiated between the kid and parent. It sounds in this case like Harry kind of is testing it out for his uncle. Anyway, the value of peace of mind is something that you cannot truly understand until you have a kid yourself... I think it depends on the teenager. There are some teens, and twens frankly, who need a parental eye on them for whatever reason. Other kids are intelligent and level-headed enough, and reliable enough that parents need not be worried.

If you have a certain kind of kid, then tracking him or her by GPS can be not only a great way to keep tabs and make sure ground rules aren’t violated–but more importantly it gives the parent peace of mind that your kid is OK or that you know what’s going on.

It can also be a useful tool if negotiated between the kid and parent. It sounds in this case like Harry kind of is testing it out for his uncle.

Anyway, the value of peace of mind is something that you cannot truly understand until you have a kid yourself…

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