{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"Should You Use Tech to Track Your Child's Movements? Cybertraps 124","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2813,"description":"Show Notes Starting Place Companies are constantly releasing new tools for tracking the physical movements of children. Should parents use them? Child monitoring apps and devices are rapidly becoming a multi-billion market By #2012, more than 20 million people were already using Life360 – just five years after the iPhone was released - #2019 UK study – 40% of parents/guardians had deployed real-time GPS tracking and 15% checked locations “constantly” A Relatively New Phenomenon Technology and consumer interest began growing in early 2010s Two main models Location-sharing – provides real-time updates of a device’s location Geofencing – provides alerts only when a device leaves or enters a specific area Specialized features are emerging Speed monitoring and crash detection for teen drivers Remote activation of device microphones “Stealth mode” – parents can install monitoring without any knowledge of child Motivations for Tracking Keeping track of devices or belongings Make sure kids are where they are supposed to be Keep a digital eye on children with health issues Stranger danger Risk overblown by sensationalist headlines? Violence Natural disasters Greater freedom for children? Relevant Technologies GPS (sometimes + WiFi) Backpacks Phones Gabb Wireless https://gabbwireless.com/ Pinwheel https://www.pinwheel.com/ Trackers Jiobit Watches Xplora X5 Play Bluetooth – limited utility in moving vehicles AirTags Tile Apps Circle Home Plus FamiGuard Family360 Find My Friends (Apple, 2011) Find My Kids (2016) iSharing Life360 (GPS) (2008) My Family Potential for Abuse Cybertraps for Spouses, Partners, and Lovers Fundamental Questions Is this legal? Yes. Parents have the right to supervise their children. As the owners of electronic devices, parents also have the right to install or remove software and establish rules for the use of the device. Does it work? Sonia Livingstone, a professor in the department of media and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}