GPS tracking for teenagers

[episodic]

You know what - if they can sue a parent, put them in jail, hold them financially responsible for a teen's actions - then the parent should be able to track them.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

I disagree. Children deserve as much privacy from parents as they are mature enough to handle.

I agree, which is why a 16 year old, certainly a 16 year old male, should be monitored very closely in regard to driving.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

I disagree. Children deserve as much privacy from parents as they are mature enough to handle.

I agree, which is why a 16 year old, certainly a 16 year old male, should be monitored very closely in regard to driving.

I definitely agree. Also parents are the ones who decide how mature the children are, not the kids.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

Bingo.

It's a pretty good idea. Rules are pretty simple to follow if they are laid out - no speeding, no going to such and such neighborhood or friends houses that are bad influences. The parent can lay down the rules and the kid can choose to follow them or not and punishment dealt out if they are not. With proof.

It's a good idea if you're failing to connect with your kid or your kid is being remarkably rebellious, but using a device like this as anything other than a last resort is just irresponsible parenting.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
These will be obsolete in a few years when GPS chips can be implanted in your children at birth.

Mark my words

/dmcowen

Implants on the person will me more useful seeing as how gas is $5/gallon and no one can afford to drive.

Gas is now under $2.00 a gallon nationwide...

Hint: dmcowen

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
These will be obsolete in a few years when GPS chips can be implanted in your children at birth.

Mark my words

/dmcowen

Implants on the person will me more useful seeing as how gas is $5/gallon and no one can afford to drive.

Gas is now under $2.00 a gallon nationwide...

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[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: dNor

Originally posted by: rudeguy
Can you use it to find any teenager?

If so, Dnor might be interested in this....

I lawl'd, because that was my first thought

:laugh:

Merry Christmas dNor!

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

I disagree. Children deserve as much privacy from parents as they are mature enough to handle.

I completely agree. Sure, tracking the kids would give the parents peace of mind and would make the kid behave, but for the completely wrong reasons. Kids should be doing things like not speeding, wearing their seat belts, etcetera because they know it's the right thing to do, not just because mom and dad are watching them. What are they going to do later in life when mom and dad aren't watching anymore and they're free? Likewise, the parents aren't learning anything either. I would think that knowing your kid is doing the right thing because you raised them well and because they respect you is much better and will last a lot longer than something caused by a piece of electronics.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

I disagree. Children deserve as much privacy from parents as they are mature enough to handle.

You don't have children do you?

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: Xanis
I think it's an extreme invasion of privacy and wouldn't teach a teen or their parents a damn thing.

Children have no right to privacy.

I disagree. Children deserve as much privacy from parents as they are mature enough to handle.

I completely agree. Sure, tracking the kids would give the parents peace of mind and would make the kid behave, but for the completely wrong reasons. Kids should be doing things like not speeding, wearing their seat belts, etcetera because they know it's the right thing to do, not just because mom and dad are watching them. What are they going to do later in life when mom and dad aren't watching anymore and they're free? Likewise, the parents aren't learning anything either. I would think that knowing your kid is doing the right thing because you raised them well and because they respect you is much better and will last a lot longer than something caused by a piece of electronics.

I would agree with you on one condition. Once a child drives - they - not their parents become financially and legally responsible for their behavior. As it stands, if your child messes up, you are on the hook for the lawsuit that is impending. Make the child responsible for the bill and not the parents - then I could agree with you.

 

[l0cke]

GPS trackers are easy to "fix"

 

[JDMnAR1]

Some cellular providers have GPS tracking of phones (on your account) available as an optional monthly service - I know Alltel does.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Xanis


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[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1
Some cellular providers have GPS tracking of phones (on your account) available as an optional monthly service - I know Alltel does.

I was with ATT Wireless when they launched this feature. It was completely unreliable. We would have wives put it on their husbands phone and the husband would come in complaining that it was telling his wife that he was at a bar when he was at the mall or something! I had to talk many wives into believing that the service wasn't perfect and that their husbands COULD be telling the truth.

It sucked playing marriage counselor when I was just trying to sling some cell phones.

 

[MichaelD]

Wow, I can just see it now....

*shimmering flashback-type sound*

Dad: Honey!! Honey look (points to monitor) The GPS reports that Suzy's car is parked in Scumbag Alley.
Mom: How long's the car been there?
Dad: About 15 minutes...
Both: Oh shit...

/They get in the minivan and haul ass to Scumbag Alley, a known "makeout spot" behind the local mall

Dad: (stopping car) There's her car!
Mom: I hope we're not too late!!!

As they both go running towards Suzy's car, they see it's bouncing wildly up and down like some Low-rider cruiser on crack. All they see thru the steamed-up windows are Suzy's feet in the air and Tommy's white ass bouncing up and down wildly...

That's just wrong, folks. Some of the best memories of my formative years were from the backseat of my car...vinyl seats and all. 😛 Leave Suzy alone!!! Tommy needs some, dammit!!!

 

[Shadow Conception]

What would Mom and Dad do in that scenario? Knock on the windows and say, "don't do that"?

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Shadow Conception
What would Mom and Dad do in that scenario? Knock on the windows and say, "don't do that"?

If so dad would need to turn in man card.

 

[wiredspider]

I might get one for a dog, but seems invasive for a kid. I wouldn't unless they gave me a reason to.

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: Shadow Conception
What would Mom and Dad do in that scenario? Knock on the windows and say, "don't do that"?

If so dad would need to turn in man card.

nothing wrong at all of being protective of your daughter. if that were my girl, i'd hang the dude by his nuts from the fire escape.

 

[GeekDrew]

Bad idea for a number of reasons... I've been using GPS on my cell phone for a while, just to track myself (long story), and it occasionally says that I'm in areas and at establishments that I am 100% certain I've never been to. I suspect that it's falling back on signal triangulation, and then maybe compensating based on a weak GPS signal, or something... it was over 10 miles off a few times.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Bad idea for a number of reasons... I've been using GPS on my cell phone for a while, just to track myself (long story), and it occasionally says that I'm in areas and at establishments that I am 100% certain I've never been to. I suspect that it's falling back on signal triangulation, and then maybe compensating based on a weak GPS signal, or something... it was over 10 miles off a few times.

Ahhh, so the "GPS" in cell phones is NOT REALLY GPS then! I understand signal triangulation and it's not even close to the accuracy a bad GPS unit can get you, especially in remote areas where towers are pretty far apart.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: rudeguy
Can you use it to find any teenager?

If so, Dnor might be interested in this....

If you can use it on elementary school girls, uh ohs would be interested.

Can you put it on bikes?

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Bad idea for a number of reasons... I've been using GPS on my cell phone for a while, just to track myself (long story), and it occasionally says that I'm in areas and at establishments that I am 100% certain I've never been to. I suspect that it's falling back on signal triangulation, and then maybe compensating based on a weak GPS signal, or something... it was over 10 miles off a few times.

Ahhh, so the "GPS" in cell phones is NOT REALLY GPS then! I understand signal triangulation and it's not even close to the accuracy a bad GPS unit can get you, especially in remote areas where towers are pretty far apart.

Well actually some (most?) cell phones do have "real" GPS on board now. Mine does - I'm able to use it with my cell radio turned off. I've used it for navigation while walking around in the city, and a couple of times for navigation while driving, and it worked nearly as well as a stand-alone GPS device.

However... I'm not sure what it does if the phone loses its GPS "lock" briefly. Whenever I've really been using my cell phone for GPS navigation, or am looking at the real-time tracking log, it's almost always correct to within a few feet. But every now and then, it's just *way* off - like it's using triangulation in substitute for GPS coordinates.