Big Mother
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:32:00 GMT
I’m not sure if this is going too far or not. Where do the boundries of trust end? Perhaps it is the society that we live in today.
Via pasta&vinegar, the SFGate.com has an article Parents turn to tech toys to track teens.
In addition to Verizon’s Chaperone service and Sprint’s Family Locator service, there are a number of companies that are offering technology to keep track of your kids.
SmartWear Technologies in San Diego plans to take GPS monitoring to another level in the fall, offering radio-frequency tags for children’s clothing
CarChip, made by Davis Instruments in Hayward, makes a device that plugs in beneath a car’s dashboard and records driving behavior. The data it collects can be downloaded to a computer, and the device can sound an alarm when the car speeds or accelerates too fast.
This is fascinating stuff. Would love to get your comments on it.
Read the article here.
