This service happens to be available on a number of cell phones already.
This is the first I've heard of it being used to track your kids, but its primary application is for companies to be able to track and monitor employees when they are in the field (sales reps, delivery drivers, etc).
Companies often find this useful to be able to tell if their drivers are making the rounds they should be, if they're driving the correct speed limit and so on. It helps ensure productivity if they suspect that their employees aren't doing what they should be.
Anyhow, as for teenagers being "tracked", I'm sure there's plenty of kids who would complain about "invasion of privacy" and whatnot, but what else is new? Being a teenager sucks, has always sucked, and technology isn't going to do a damn thing one way or another.
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This service happens to be available on a number of cell phones already. This is the first I've heard of it being used to track your kids, but its primary application is for companies to be able to track and monitor employees when they are in the field (sales reps, delivery drivers, etc). Companies often find this useful to be able to tell if their drivers are making the rounds they should be, if they're driving the correct speed limit and so on. It helps ensure productivity if they suspect that their employees aren't doing what they should be. Anyhow, as for teenagers being "tracked", I'm sure there's plenty of kids who would complain about "invasion of privacy" and whatnot, but what else is new? Being a teenager sucks, has always sucked, and technology isn't going to do a damn thing one way or another.