Sprint now offers a Family Locator service that for $9.99 a month that lets parents know just where their child is so long as the cell phone is on.
For Parents, a service that can offer peace of mind.
Verizon has a service called Chaperone that allows parents to set boundaries and if a child steps out of the approved zone, an alert is sent to the parents.
I find this troubling but I can understand why some parents would want it.
Posted by Jill Fallon at December 6, 2007 11:11 AM | PermalinkThis was being talked about a while back on Slashdot. My take - if you're going to be a parent, then you have to do the job, not rely on a phone to keep track of things. Sheesh.
Note to parents who think this is a good tool... if you buy it - don't be surprised to find that your teen is smarter than a cell phone and finds ways around it.