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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by skinfaxi on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:18PM (#50444906)
You sound like a parent that would charge their kids rent and not claim it on your taxes.
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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by memcg on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @07:59PM (#50448492)
So, my kids are in their mid-thirties, I pay for their phones and I never tracked them. Also, they can and do at times live with me rent free. I am a safety net, not an umbilical cord. Just as my parents were for me.

So from this I sound like I would cheat on my taxes?

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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by skinfaxi on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:47AM (#50455491)
Most safety nets don't require you to agree to their terms. If the kid is a drug addict or there are other circumstances, tracking might be reasonable but not as a precondition of "if you want me to pay for your phone I get to track you".
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