Agreed. And not letting them make mistakes and reap the consequences when young results in huge problems for the kid and everyone around them as soon as they move out. I’ve heard about parents of teenagers, aged 17 even, whose parents claim they have good kids but still monitor all activity on their phones using stalkerware. Location, messages, phone calls, browsing history. As in, they get an alert if the kid is in a vehicle moving over the speed limit or go outside the geofencing. In an article I read (https://www.wired.com/story/life360-location-tracking-families/?verso=true) there was a 21 year old whose parents still routinely checked on her location. And yeah, all but one kid interviewed said they lied to their parents as a result. Super creepy.
I guess these camp surveillance programs are for those parents. It’s selfish, but I’m hoping that by the time my kid is older, this trend of constantly monitoring kids has let up. I don’t want her to have to be friends with kids who don’t have the freedom to be kids. I also would love to see these companies get nailed for the privacy violations they commit.
1 Like
