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Watching Kids Via Mobile Phone

Posted by timothy on from the substitute-subjects-for-children dept.

Joe the Lesser writes "This BBC article says how parents could soon keep a much closer eye on what children are up to on their way to and from school thanks to a mobile monitoring system. It will send text alerts to their mobile phone if the child deviates too far from that route or takes too long getting there."

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  1. Does This Story Mean Slashdot... by reallocate · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ...is written for 12-year olds?

    And why call this a "rights online" issue?

    Children don't have the same rights as adults. Adults are responsible for their kids' behavior. If a parent has reason to believe a child is going somewhere and doing something he/she isn't allowed to go, this phone gizmo makes a lot more sense than tieing a long string on the kid.

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