"The law also mandates that businesses make it obvious to children when they are being monitored or location-tracked (by a parent, guardian, or any other consumer)"
This just horrifies me. Silicon valley companies have already made it incredibly hard to parent children, with things like disappearing photos, and locked down phones given even to young children.
Like I get 16 years and up needing stuff like that, but younger than that? Parents should be able to see what's going on their kids life. These days 90% of their life is in the phone, which is the one place blocked from parents.
In the past children had a limited circle of people in contact with them, and for the most part parents knew who was talking to their children. These days? It's the entire world who has access.
If you live in a state, that allows ballot measures, then get involved. Looking at whats happening in legislature in the US it is unlikely they will produce anything with sensible approach to privacy.
California had couple of iterations of CCPA and so far it is not looking that good either, but worth trying.
This just horrifies me. Silicon valley companies have already made it incredibly hard to parent children, with things like disappearing photos, and locked down phones given even to young children.
Like I get 16 years and up needing stuff like that, but younger than that? Parents should be able to see what's going on their kids life. These days 90% of their life is in the phone, which is the one place blocked from parents.
In the past children had a limited circle of people in contact with them, and for the most part parents knew who was talking to their children. These days? It's the entire world who has access.