Location Tracking:
I do
not think that putting tracking devices into children is a good idea. There are
many risks involved in this. One of the risks is if someone who isn’t supposed
to access it does they can track the child’s every move. This is dangerous for
the child. Also when the child grows up who decides when the tracker gets
turned off? And someone could lie to the child saying that the tracker was
turned off and it really wasn’t. Some of the benefits include the parents of
the child always being able to know where their child is, and the child’s
safety at a young age is enhanced. I believe the bad outweighs the good in this
instance and because of this I do not think parents have the right to implant
their children with a tracker. I believe even stronger for teenagers because
they are becoming their own person at this stage and need to have some trust with
their parents.
If
there was a bill in Congress proposing children 5 and under to have chip in
them I would most certainly not support it. How is the person supposed to know the
chip actually gets turned off or taken out after the child turns 5? The chip
could stay in the person for life and the government could use it to track the
person their whole life. I do not think that chips should be put into humans at
all even if the person has Alzheimer’s. If the person knows that they are
wearing GPS shoes I do not have problem with it because they bought them and
could take the shoes off at any time. If you have a chip inside you then it is
permanent until it is extracted medically.
Tracking: Yes I agree with your argument made about how children need to be monitored more closely then teenagers due to the fact that they can not defend themselves against strangers. When referring to the current location of the child, yes there should be laws in place of who can have access to this. I never thought of when the tracker would be able to be removed which makes me question the dimensions of a potential human tracker. Would you be against the idea of a child having tracker shoes?
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on the topic of track children, because I also believe that when the time comes they wont be removed. In fact, how painful would it be to be removed/put in? It would be violating constitutional rights, and would easily take away the freedoms we take for granted today. How could privacy exist with such a technology? I agree that people should be told that they are being tracked with the shoes though. You shouldn't be unwillingly tracked even if you are ill.
ReplyDeleteI think a metal detector would pretty easily determine whether or not a chip had been removed. Because of that, I don't really think the possibility of having a device left inside of a person upon alleged removal is a problem. Regardless, I largely agree with you. The danger of being able to track a child anywhere is too large.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your point about when do the trackers get turned off. I never really thought of it that way, but that could cause some serious arguments and end very badly. I also agree with what you were saying about the GPS shoes. As long as it isn't implanted into anyones body I support it because the person has the ability to opt-out at any time.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your point about when do the trackers get turned off. I never really thought of it that way, but that could cause some serious arguments and end very badly. I also agree with what you were saying about the GPS shoes. As long as it isn't implanted into anyones body I support it because the person has the ability to opt-out at any time.
ReplyDeleteYou made a couple really good points that I didn't think of. Like if someone besides the parents somehow gets control of the tracker and can watch the childs every move. That poses a very big issue. I agree on the issue of when the tracker gets turned off too. I think once the child is any older than say 7 or 8 the tracker should be turned off because as you said, they are becoming their own person and it would be an invasion of their privacy
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