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Re:Google Trusted Contacts by dismantlethesun on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @01:45AM (#13112711)
> If my parents had received a push notification the moment I left school, my teenage years would have been utterly miserable, instead of just mostly miserable.

Incidentally you can just leave your phone at home, or turn it off.

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Re:Google Trusted Contacts by NoGravitas on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @07:41AM (#13114156)
Do they get a push notification if you turn it off?

My first thought was "leave it in your locker". Though there are separate security concerns with that.

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Re:Google Trusted Contacts by CoryG89 on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @09:29AM (#13114792)
They can still get the last location collected before the phone was powered down.

Also, now days a teenager without a phone, might as well be at home.

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