It's 10 p.m. want to know where your children are?Let's face it; we're in love with the idea of secret location trackers. In The Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. Code, the bad guys slap a location tracking button onto Tom Hanks's clothing. In The Matrix, a location-tracking robot crawls into Keanu Reeves's abdomen. Many parents may have dreamed of equipping their kids with such tracking devices, to find out instantly where they are at all times. Now, there is one sci-fi gadget that's no longer fi, thanks to advanced sci--satellite-based tracking using Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) technology. At least five companies have built GPS tracking See vehicle tracking. into cell phones. Advocates say such parental controls This article is about computer options. For the television show, see Parental Control (TV series). Parental controls are options, typically included in digital television services, computer and video games, or computer software used to access the Internet, that help keep kids safe, but it's worth pondering the moral implications. What these companies are setting parents is, in effect, a spying tool, and a chance to pray Big Brother, or rather, Big Momma or Big Daddy. |
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