Smartwatches are an alternative to smartphones for children, but some parents use them to ‘spy’ on their children. — dpa
Many parents and guardians may see a smartwatch as a perfect alternative to a smartphone for their child, especially at the start of secondary school. The child can make and receive calls from a set of contacts that parents choose, send and receive voicemail, and press an SOS button that alerts guardians in an emergency.
That’s not all. Thanks to a GPS tracker, parents can follow a child’s location on their smartphones. Guardians can also keep tabs on who the child speaks with on the watch phone.
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