• App 'forces' children to answer phone
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[QUOTE=Last or First;45734048]How about just take their goddamn phone or punish them some other way But yeah, this is easily abusable. [B]And what if you forget the pin number?[/B][/QUOTE] Parents do this shit all the time My mom forgot where she put my fucking PSP when she took it away once
Terrible idea. Don't buy them a phone in the first place if you can't trust them enough to make their own decisions. What's the point in even allowing them a phone if you just shut it off? What if they pass out at a party (the horror!), and wake up the next morning with no ride home and can't call their parents or a friend? Better hope they memorized someone's number by heart (which doesn't happen much these days). And God forbid they're in a real emergency where they can't answer your call right away and then can't use their phone when they get a chance to.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;45734041]My parents still called and checked up on me when I was 18, which is hilarious because I was married, and enlisted in the military. Yes it's creepy as fuck if you're activly tracking someone's location; but it's not evil/creepy if you're just making sure your kid is fine from time to time. It's part of being a good parent mang. And no matter what you're doing it's rude as fuck to just straight up ignore phone calls from your parents, especially if you're still living under their roof (which seems to be this apps audience anyway)[/QUOTE] Yeah I agree, I'm at University and have my own house, but I still answer my parent's phonecalls when I get them. I would never consent to them tracking my location or have access to any of my data though.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;45734016]I try not to derail but you joined facepunch when you were 9?[/QUOTE] Yeah I did probably why I got banned in like my first week or so of posting [sp]posting in a banme[/sp]
[QUOTE]Cannot be Disabled Virtually impossible to be removed by your child.[/QUOTE] Unless it's a system app, it's not "virtually impossible", literally a quick swipe from the app drawer, uninstall and ay presto
[QUOTE=Swiket;45733939]Good luck trying to install your app on my LG Chocolate.[/QUOTE] I used to have this phone, lasted me 5 years, best phone I ever had.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;45734041]My parents still called and checked up on me when I was 18, which is hilarious because I was married, and enlisted in the military. Yes it's creepy as fuck if you're activly tracking someone's location; but it's not evil/creepy if you're just making sure your kid is fine from time to time. It's part of being a good parent mang. And no matter what you're doing it's rude as fuck to just straight up ignore phone calls from your parents, especially if you're still living under their roof (which seems to be this apps audience anyway)[/QUOTE] Agreed to all this. My parents always just wanted to know before they went to bed if I was staying out or coming home so they could rest easy.
And from the sounds of things, if the kids turn off their data then they can easily avoid the locks I'm gonna guess some parents put their kids on atrocious data plans (like mine did when I first got my phone) so once they cap their data, the 3G is switched off meaning they can avoid this [editline]19th August 2014[/editline] Honestly parents need to build more trust with kids, when I go out every night I tell my folks that I'm going somewhere around town and I'll be back when they're in bed and they're completely fine. As long as my phone is charged and is working so I can contact them in an emergency then that's all that matters as simple as that
[QUOTE=outlawpickle;45734068]Terrible idea. Don't buy them a phone in the first place if you can't trust them enough to make their own decisions. What's the point in even allowing them a phone if you just shut it off? What if they pass out at a party (the horror!), and wake up the next morning with no ride home and can't call their parents or a friend? Better hope they memorized someone's number by heart (which doesn't happen much these days). And God forbid they're in a real emergency where they can't answer your call right away and then can't use their phone when they get a chance to.[/QUOTE] Read the article. It leaves the parents number and emergency contacts unlocked by the sounds of it
I'm not too bent about this. Generally speaking it's better to build trust with your children, but if you're the one footing the bill for a phone specifically so you can keep in touch and the kid isn't responding like a twat, locking down their phone isn't a terrible idea.
So she developed an app to instantly show who's a shitty parent?
[QUOTE=Rhenae;45733978]This sounds incredibly abusable. Not just by obsessive parents either, I wouldnt think it would be that hard to grab a friends phone and shove this on it. (If your willing to pay a few bucks to mess with your friends)[/QUOTE] You don't have to pay a couple of bucks, you can easily get the app elsewhere for free.
Helicopter Parenting 101
[QUOTE=Headhumpy;45734239]So she developed an app to instantly show who's a shitty parent?[/QUOTE] She didn't develop it as a developer, she made the idea and got people to do the actual designing and programming for her and now it's $2. I'm sure there are other similar apps and services but this one just got recent media attention.
How it's intended to be used: "Kyle won't answer his phone when I call; I better show him I mean business so he'll call me back." How it will be used: "Kyle's room is a mess; I'm going to lock his phone while he's at school so he knows I'm pissed before he even gets home."
[QUOTE=LZTYBRN;45733974]My 20 year old girlfriend's overbearing christian mother made her install this "Life360" app that tracks her phone wherever it is, what her mom doesn't know is that turning off location services essentially renders the app unable to display anything but the phone's last location, without so much as notifying the other users that can view her location :v:[/QUOTE] I have to use that godforsaken thing. Every single fucking time I turn it off, within two minutes, I get a call from my mother saying "WHERE ARE YOU!?!?! ARE YOU DOING DRUGS!?!?"
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;45734137] Kids- Get over yourselves, your parents did indeed go through the same shit you did, you're not a special snowflake who's parents were magical and didn't have to deal with the annoyance of the teenage years. If your parents are worth anything at all, all they want is what's best for you, whether you believe it or not.[/QUOTE] In addition to kids, your parents probably pay for your phone and phone plan in which they can cut you off anytime. Don't like what they do with the phone/plan? Get your own.
maybe you should teach yer retard son some respect to answer his phone instead of making a dukeass app
Uh. Disable internet data on the phone Now you can not do anything with your kids' phone. Cannot disable 3G? Forcibly download huge amounts to overcap data (yes, you sacrifice your 3g plan but wifi exists)
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45734111]And from the sounds of things, if the kids turn off their data then they can easily avoid the locks I'm gonna guess some parents put their kids on atrocious data plans (like mine did when I first got my phone) so once they cap their data, the 3G is switched off meaning they can avoid this [editline]19th August 2014[/editline] Honestly parents need to build more trust with kids, when I go out every night I tell my folks that I'm going somewhere around town and I'll be back when they're in bed and they're completely fine. As long as my phone is charged and is working so I can contact them in an emergency then that's all that matters as simple as that[/QUOTE] The issue is you have those fuck head teenagers who constantly lie or just sigh and wave their arms all grumply when told to do the most minor of things. My mom would probably rejoice at this because I sometimes forget to answer the phone, that sometimes quadruples to always when it involves things like picking me up to take me home for the winter break or what kind of dinner do ya want. I think the biggest problem with some kids is they decide to rebel, in the dumbest of ways.
Wow, I need to install this on my mother's phone. (It's her who never answers the phone, not me. It's annoying as hell.)
Mind you, this probably would fail with me seeing as how my mom tried the baby harness on me and I immediately figured out a way to get out of the damn things.
if the young one's parents are very strict, they will actually abuse this to hell and back... imagine they lock your phone during school... you won't be able to use your calculator or the light function on special cases to do your work... This is just set up for abuse and constent abuse, if this happened to me, i might as well just throw my cell phone out the window... they might get pissed off and won't buy me a phone again, but it's better then this bullshit.
If its android, having root would probably make this even worse. On the flipside, a techie kid could probably just end the process somehow
This app is so retarded its so obvious kids can remove that shit, no shit they look up tutorials.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;45734137]Yea it wasn't like they were dicks about it. It was "hey if you're not going to be home by midnight, just give us a call please". I don't understand the whole "super strict" parent thing, as kids need the ability to fail in order to grow and learn and become healthy/successful adults. I also don't understand the whole "teenage rebellion" thing that has been extremely popularized by hollywood. I guess I never rebelled against my parents because I didn't feel the need to, they had provided for me without fail for 18 years, they had allowed me to experience success and failure. TL;DR: Parents- Unfuck yourselves, your kids need to be able to fail sometimes in order to grow and be successful, too much parenting is just as counterproductive as under-parenting Kids- Get over yourselves, your parents did indeed go through the same shit you did, you're not a special snowflake who's parents were magical and didn't have to deal with the annoyance of the teenage years. If your parents are worth anything at all, all they want is what's best for you, whether you believe it or not.[/QUOTE] Y'see the thing is, you seem to be seeing things from the perspective of someone who actually had good parents. Not everyone does. Do you not see the problem with basically saying "Why would kids ever rebel against their parents? [I]My[/I] parents were great!" Of course some teenagers are genuinely rebellious for no good reason, and while that is unfair to the parents, I think that's just part of growing up for them. For some people lashing out at their parents is just a part of establishing their own identity. Anyway, returning to the actual topic, this seems like something that would do more harm than good. If your kid is often just genuinely not able to answer their phone, this isn't going to do anything that simply talking to them about it won't. And if your kid is actually ignoring your calls on purpose, it's probably just going to make things even worse. Not to mention the fact that, as previously mentioned in this thread, it seems like something that would be easy to bypass.
[QUOTE=counterpo0;45733853]Nah man all these youngsters today are always 90% on their phones even if they are hanging out in a social gathering. Facebook/texting/instagram. Eyes are glued to the screen.[/QUOTE] I've never owned a mobile phone in my life. Ever.
[QUOTE=Noss;45733920]Alternatively, don't rely on technology to parent for you. If your child refuses to answer the phone, take away their smartphone for a while, and replace it with a dumbphone for emergencies.[/QUOTE] Why don't you figure out why they're not answering the phone and fix that instead ??? If your kid isn't acting how you want, examine your parenting.
[QUOTE=Rubs10;45734595]Why don't you figure out why they're not answering the phone and fix that instead ??? If your kid isn't acting how you want, examine your parenting.[/QUOTE] Possibility 1) The kid is ignoring you either on purpose or without realizing it Possibility 2) [i]Your baby has been kidnapped or killed or is dead on the side of the road oh god[/i]
[QUOTE=Maladroit;45734058]Parents do this shit all the time My mom forgot where she put my fucking PSP when she took it away once[/QUOTE] I was a bad kid and got sent to a behavioral center at a hospital once. At one point while I was there I was put on time-out for being bad, but then they forgot I was there. A nurse found me a couple hours later, still sitting in the corner where they left me, bored as hell.
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