Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thoughts On Location Tracking
I think that planting any kind of location device on humans is morally repugnant. It doesn't matter if it is an infant, a teen, or an elderly person, it is a complete violation of privacy. Yes, it would help in preventing kidnappings and things of that nature, but we can't rely on technology to solve all of our problems. Parents are expected to be responsible enough to keep a close eye on their young children. Teenagers desperately seek freedom and a location device would prevent them from having any type of relationship with their parents. As far as the elderly, I would think that they would consider it humiliating to need to be watched over at such a mature stage in their lives. I don't believe that tracking devices for humans should even be available as an option let alone a requirement. We need to accept the fact that bad things happen in this world. Unfortunately, children get kidnapped, teenagers lie to their parents, and the elderly find themselves in helpless situations. A complete invasion of privacy is not a logical approach in preventing the inevitable.
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I completely agree with everything you wrote. No human should even think about if they should insert a chip in their child or not. Plus part of growing up is being separated from your parents. There is no need to keep an eye on your child at all times unless they are an infant, and in that case, shouldn't be left alone to wonder away. If over protected parents always knew where their kid was, the child would miss out on learning what's right from what's wrong on their own. You learn life lessons on your own, you don't always need mom or dad watching your back.
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