P.L.A.C.E.S review

I really enjoyed the group's presentation on their PLACES invention. I was a little skeptical at first when they introduced the idea, but after their presentation i was persuaded to see their side and kind of be in favor of the idea. Their idea used necklaces and bracelets as tracking devices for their children to show where they are on the parents phone, but not only did it track the children, but it alerted when their was a registered sex offender within the area of the child. Yes i do see the positives of the idea because it was a low costing device that could track your child as well as prevent them from harm. But one idea that was mentioned in class that triggered my opposition was vigilantes, people who go out and attack these offenders based on their awareness from the app. At first i thought the app was meant to show who the registered sex offender was with pictures and descriptions, but once the group explained that no personal information was given out my concerns faded. Was i was concerned about is if the offender is not rehabilitated and trying live his/her life and gets called out and ridiculed in public, it would not be fair to them that they are trying to move on in their life and escape their past, but can't do that because of the alert the app would give. But since the app doesn't disclose personal information it could work, also it could prove use because if your child goes missing from say a sex offender who is not registered, then the tracking information could provide location of the child, or the last known location to help in the search. Personally, i would not use this for my future children because growing up my parents never had to track me to make sure of where i am, and honestly i don't see a difference in tracking your child through a necklace and tracking your child through a chip in the skin. I feel if my parents could do it technology free i could try as well and i feel that if the parents had the technology doing it for them then they would pay less attention personally to what their child is doing and just expect the app to do it for them, which in turn takes away from personal bonding time with your child.