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Do Parents Trust'
Every time we grab our coat and walk out the door, we don't expect our parents to crawl into our pockets and follow along, now do we' But now... they can! So how did our parents suddenly become so limber that they can accomplish something so inconceivable' Well, it's simple: cell phones.Once the symbol of becoming independent from our parents, cell phones have become the one thing that our parents can track us by. Though you may be unaware of this, the government can now have the capability, through GPS systems, to track cell phones. And even worse, our parents can too. With only a few extra dollars a month, parents can install a service which allows them to see your exact location when ever they'd like.
Though GPS's were originally installed on our cell phones so that 911 calls could be tracked, Sprint is now taking advantage of that by offering this service for parents. But I think many people wonder if they might have taken this a bit too far for our liking. Whatever happened to simply performing the basic script "Where are you going' Who are you going to be with'" and just trusting your kid' Honestly, I think if parents are that insecure about trusting their kid, they probably have some deeper problems than they think.
Besides, if you think about it, there are a few loopholes in this service. I bet that kids will quickly figure out that turning off your phone can be an easy way around this. But if you know your parents will be watching and don't want them to see that your GPS position has disappeared, accidentally "forgetting" your phone at a friends house, can work just the same. The geniuses who came up with the idea of tracking kids, probably didn't think of these things.
Already, people have come up with different uses for this service than originally intended. Bosses have installed it on their employees' phones and people have installed it on their spouse's phone when they believe that they're cheating on them. But with any kind of relationship you have, husband to wife, child to parent, employee to employer, trust is one of the most important foundations to have and I think these tracking devices may be depriving us of that fundamental component of relationships.