“Scary. But a good idea. Most parents won’t even consider it,” Harlan Coben states about spyware. In his opinion article, “The Undercover Parent”, Harlan Coben, author and columnist, expresses to his audience that they should monitor their kids and pro using spyware, but with the condition of making children aware it’s there. Coben supports his thesis by claiming stating that the internet is a dangerous place, expressing that monitoring children can prevent bad situations, stating that the internet isn’t a totally private, and explaining it’s a parents responsibility to monitor their children. Coben makes many strong and good points in his article which makes me agree with his position on spyware.
In his article, Coben explains a reason to
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In his article he states “...everything your child types can already be seen by the world — teachers, potential employers, friends, neighbors, future dates.” Coben is stating that the internet isn’t a totally private place and that anything posted online can be seen by everyone and it can have negative effects in the future. I agree with Coben because in, “What You Post Online Can Define Your Future”, Valeria Garcia states, “when applying for internships and jobs, you might get a taste of someone looking through your social media to get an idea about you and how you work ...[you] risk the chance of a single post ruining your chances of something you worked hard for.” Online, everything you post is permanent and all things can be traced back to you. If parents monitor their children’s online use they can be assured that they don’t post something that can ruin their future. Furthermore, I agree with Coben because there are so numerous stories of scandals people have gotten into because of what they posted. For example, David McMillan talks about two teens ruined their lives in his “How To Ruin Your Life In 14 Minutes”. He explains how two teens messed up their lives by posting a video “in which they spewed a truckload of racist comments.” In his article he explains that as a result of posting this video he says the two girls had gotten a lot of backlash and were forced to dropout of their high school. As you can see, what the posted had greatly impacted their lives in a negative way. However, if parents were monitoring their children’s online activity they can be sure that they aren’t posting anything that can ruin their future and can potentially prevent children from making mistakes or decisions that they can’t take