Ok this week I am exceedingly late to the pass with a short post with no prompts as it is full of questions for you.
Delving into the BBC News website this morning I came across two very different articles on mobile phones, both highlighting, amongst other things, the ability to track people. Maybe if I had the tracking switched on my phone, someone could have seen I was being held hostage by the head rabbit 🐇 down his warren. Now that would be a better excuse than the dog ate my Substack post for being so late.
One reason for this being so short is that I am making no comment about the rights and wrongs of tracking. You real not be surprised to learn I have my own views. However, I would like to hear the views of others and if possible promote some discussion. If I can I will set up my chat 🤔.
Unsubstantiated comment for thought warning. It is good to track children and bad to track adults.
The first article I read - Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried, highlights the concern of parents that a ban on smart phones may result in them being unable to track their children.
At what age is the ability to track children on smartphones important? Leaving aside the ability to use other tracking devices.
What are the potential issues of tracking children & young people?
At what age does the cross over between good and bad tracking occur?
Is it ok to track adult children and grandchildren and are there potential problems, for the tracker or the tracked?
Are there any benefits in tracking adults?
The second article - I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London highlights the extreme of a hacked phone being used to track, monitor and intimidate an individual by a state. I know it's an extreme but adds a further dimension in the discussion. I am not proposing any questions in response to this article. However, it sends a chill through my body for a number of reasons. This has nothing to do with conspiracy theories, just the ability of others, not just States, to hack our phones.
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