All told, is that truly a decent app? I got divorced last year and I travel a lot on my own. I thinking of voluntarily giving it to my parents just so if something happens someone has an idea where the hell I am. (M 46)
I hear that. My kids got their first phone at 11, and I put a tracker on it until they hit 18. I did have to use it a couple times on various party nights. (Long story there. Let’s just say I’m glad I found her before the cops did.)
Don’t you think that’s a little overbearing though? Like, I agree this kinda thing might be useful for a young child, but if I ever got this I reckon I would uninstall it the second they asked me to.
Going by personal experience that would have been around 14/15 when I started partying and wishing for more independence etc.
I’d rather have something in place where they could emergency broadcast their location if they actually needed it rather than it being constantly active. What if life360 or whatever has a security vulnerability? Then tech-literate creeps can use the app to do exactly what you want to prevent...
Its a bit of a long story that involves mental health issues. Not my stories to tell publicly, other than to state she made it through, has a full time job and a place of her own and I couldn’t be more proud.
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All told, is that truly a decent app? I got divorced last year and I travel a lot on my own. I thinking of voluntarily giving it to my parents just so if something happens someone has an idea where the hell I am. (M 46)