Lets’s just get right into it. I nor my friends was ever raised with much of a choice on what our parents were entitled to. From my phone all the way down to the color of polish on my pinky toe. after reading the “Parent App” I am a little bothered by the entitlement those teens had. My mother never checked my phone but if she wanted to, who am I to put up a fight. Privacy is limited when you are under your parent/s roof.
With that being said I am not disagreeing that it could feel like a total invasion of privacy. I think parents should trust their children. On the same hand children are that exactly, a child with no say on their parents decisions. I would have felt the same way if my mother was checking my phone for hoping to catch me in something. Especially if she did not let me know she was snooping on me. In this article I will attach below it is discussed how parents unknown snooping is a breach of trust. I completely agree, so everybody just hand them you’re phones now…I’m just kidding, but if they ask you totally should.
https://theconversation.com/spying-on-your-kids-phone-with-teensafe-will-only-undermine-trust-40385
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