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Let Your Kids Grow Up Without A Homing Signal 

By constant monitoring, we’re not just giving up freedom for temporary safety, we’re raising kids to think the surveillance state is normal.

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Once upon a time, young adults could leave the house and disappear. Not disappear as in end up on the back of a carton of milk, another relic of a bygone era, but disappear from the watchful eyes of their parents. Then cellphones became ubiquitous, dampening the ability to do ridiculous things without repercussion, at least not immediate repercussion. With smartphones and tracking apps, though, the game is over. Big Brother is watching you, only this time it’s in the form of mom and dad.

It’s not all parents, only 52 percent, according to a new poll from Mott — a children’s hospital that conducts polling on children’s health. The other 48 percent of parents are cool. For the 52 percent, though, they are keeping tabs on their precious kiddos at all times.

Forget skipping school, the apps know. Likewise, if a kid speeds a little or heads to a neighboring town for its music venue or goes to Whataburger at 3........

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