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Lionel

Oct 7 2003, 06:37 AM

Tracking units to monitor children and teenagers - disguised as watches, mobile phones and belts - have hit Australia to the outrage of civil libertarians and parent groups.

The latest in spy gadgets available in Australia are being marketed to anxious parents.

They include a computer device and software that can record email and chatroom conversations and a clothing spray that can tell if teens are having sex.

Australian company Internav's mobile phone-sized Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device has emergency alarm button and software so parents can zoom in on a child's whereabouts using a home computer. It costs $895.

Managing director Graham Thomas said he expected the main buyers to be parents of teenage girls.

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Starlyte

Oct 7 2003, 04:08 PM

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But NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Cameron Murphy said the tracking devices and other gadgets designed to spy on children were "expensive gimmicks" that would break down trust in families.

"Part of a child's growth is learning responsibility," he said.

"I don't think anyone should be spying on anyone else."

I agree with this. If we are not allowed to make mistakes how will we ever learn from them? Have times really changed that much that parents need to monitor their children's actions 24 hours a day?

I understand the importance something like this could have in child abduction cases, but beyond that I think it is just an invasion of privacy.

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