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GPS Tracking: Should Your Teens Use Location Services?

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted Jun 3rd 2011 12:00PM

Do you know where your children are? Foursquare does! Credit: AP
Location apps change the game by identifying your physical location:
Location apps let kids post their actual, physical location. According to a 2010 study ...These programs bring up two big issues: safety and privacy.
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GPS Tracking Services and Your Teen

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted Feb 2nd 2011 3:00PM

Social networks connect kids online. But a new technology takes connecting a step further -- to face-to-face meet-ups. New programs called location-sharing use geographic information from your smart phone to connect people to specific places, as ...If your kids are using one of these apps, make sure that privacy settings are set to their strictest options.
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