After the latest news related to child abductions that we have been able to meet in the media, it has become relevant the possibility of incorporating a microchip to be able to know the exact location of the children and thus deter potential kidnappers. This issue has generated a debate among those who believe that microchips are an effective tool to monitor and control children and those who believe that these types of measures undermine morals, privacy, etc.
The reality is that the demand for products related to remote sensing has skyrocketed and is used in all types of objects belonging to the child, the cap, a bracelet and even in the bib. The fear of parents grows and the companies that market this technology take advantage of it. The Connect Software company, for example, uses an effective slogan, “Don't let this happen to you,” and with it it markets a wide variety of baby clothes to which a tracking chip has been added. It works with a battery capable of keeping the device active for 5 years. Its price varies depending on the benefits.
There are many companies that we can find in the network offering numerous systems and technologies that allow us to watch over our children, this adapts to the child's status, that is, each period includes a different device. The activity and control over a child who goes to school is not the same as that of a baby who is usually at home. It goes even further, devices with which you can meet live personal conversations between children, the places they go, the pranks they perform, etc.
It is understandable that in the fear of kidnapping, parents request all kinds of ingenuity to prevent this unpleasant situation. But this may increase the danger that a child may suffer, what would happen if a kidnapper did not find the tracking device? Could it have a more violent and dramatic reaction? Could it be. Safety in these situations may be more dangerous than the situation itself, but you never know and it is difficult to get in the situation.
There are many specialists who question the effectiveness of applying technology to the surveillance of our children, show the possibility that these devices affect the development of the sense of independence that children should acquire, in addition to reducing their performance in different situations, since the parents would worry about even the smallest details not letting the little one solve them for himself.
This is undoubtedly a paranoid situation that can benefit companies that offer surveillance technology, but can seriously harm our children. What do you think?
