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Watching Kids Via Mobile Phone

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. Move Over Big Brother by razablade · · Score: 5, Funny

    Big Mother is watching you...

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  2. Can I use it.. by Hayzeus · · Score: 4, Funny

    To keep them from deviating too close to the refrigerator? Sign me up!

  3. This Just In: by burgburgburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    A.G. John Ashcroft requires all citizens to carry mobile monitoring system. "Stop whining, be patriotic and recognize that this is for your own good. Now bend over."

  4. Re:Whatever by Hayzeus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which is why we surgically implant the phone into junior's abdomen. Let's see the little nippers get around THAT one...

  5. Re:Whatever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    tinfoil underwear

  6. Please Dont Tell My Wife !!!! by Dave21212 · · Score: 4, Funny


    ...about these things !


    I can just imagine, "Honey, stop by the grovery store, and the cleaners, and gas station, oh, and I'll be monitoring your progress so don't get 'lost' on the way..."
    [shivvvvvers]

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  7. hmm.. by jglow · · Score: 2, Funny

    if they stray to far away from their destination in their car, parents send a text message and child plows into oncoming car while reading thier parents message

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    There's no "I" in Linux.. err..
  8. Re:Whatever by miketang16 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hehe... I can see it now.. mini-EMP cannon for firing at abdomen to disable tracking unit. =) Next month on ThinkGeek! (hey.. they got everything else)

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  9. Give your parents a heart attack by sssmashy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eventually, the monitoring system will be combined with GPS data so that parents can track the location of their precious children at all times.

    This leads to some interesting possibilities for teenage pranksters. Imagine the look on Mom's and Dad's faces when, just before leaving on his three-day camping trip, little Johnny sends his cellphone to China by FedEx.

  10. Re:Does This Story Mean Slashdot... by Mage+Powers · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's probbly rights online because someone ALWAYS complains about what topic it's under, and also there is no "Parenting" topic here like that other site might have...

  11. Re:Whatever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Which is why we surgically implant the phone into junior's abdomen. Let's see the little nippers get around THAT one...

    Cool. Then if little Johnny's abdomen gets too close to little Mary's abdomen, both phones can call the cops.