Watching Kids Via Mobile Phone 315
Joe the Lesser writes "This BBC article says how parents could soon keep a much closer eye on what children are up to on their way to and from school thanks to a mobile monitoring system. It will send text alerts to their mobile phone if the child deviates too far from that route or takes too long getting there."
Move Over Big Brother (Score:5, Funny)
Can I use it.. (Score:5, Funny)
This Just In: (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Simpson's reference (Score:5, Funny)
Screenshot of it! (Score:5, Funny)
Honesly, you can barely tell he has it on!
Would this work for congressmen, too? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Whatever (Score:5, Funny)
Think of the Children of the Corn! (Score:3, Funny)
Besides, Iowa cornfields are no place for cellphones.
Won't somebody please think of the Children?
Re:Whatever (Score:2, Funny)
Please Dont Tell My Wife !!!! (Score:5, Funny)
...about these things !
I can just imagine, "Honey, stop by the grovery store, and the cleaners, and gas station, oh, and I'll be monitoring your progress so don't get 'lost' on the way..."
[shivvvvvers]
Re:Obligatory Simpson's reference (Score:2, Funny)
Anyway, as I was walking along the rim, I saw a woman with her child on a leash. My very first thought was the Simpson's reference. Then I remembered where I was. There are *lots* of opportunities for someone to slip, lose their depth perception, or simply not see the drop. Some of those places have only a 5 meter drop. Others have a sheer drop of 1200 meters. Either would make a really bad day for the mother of a 2 year old. Suddenly I approved of the strategy.
Now, if only there was something similar for the very drunk 45 year old that I saw a few minutes later, staggering down the Bright Angel Trail. Sure hope he made it.
hmm.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Whatever (Score:3, Funny)
Give your parents a heart attack (Score:5, Funny)
Eventually, the monitoring system will be combined with GPS data so that parents can track the location of their precious children at all times.
This leads to some interesting possibilities for teenage pranksters. Imagine the look on Mom's and Dad's faces when, just before leaving on his three-day camping trip, little Johnny sends his cellphone to China by FedEx.
Re:Does This Story Mean Slashdot... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Whatever (Score:2, Funny)
Cool. Then if little Johnny's abdomen gets too close to little Mary's abdomen, both phones can call the cops.