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

    Big Mother is watching you...

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  2. 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...

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