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Re:Google releases smart watch for kids by kelnos on Thursday May 30, 2024 @04:19AM (#40521349)
Right, exactly. So if it's not ok to pressure a spouse into tracking them when they don't want to be tracked, why is it ok to force a child to be tracked? Obviously parents have a lot of -- necessary -- leeway in what they decide their child must and must not do, regardless of the child's wishes. But I don't think it's healthy to get children used to the idea that the norm is that they'll be tracked 24/7. Even if the intent is to stop the tracking at, say, 12 years old, that's some powerful conditioning that they've been exposed to in their formative years.
Re:Google releases smart watch for kids by taylorius on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:05AM (#40522711)
Absolutely, I agree with you entirely. But I'm sure the state doesn't mind such indoctrination one bit.