Summary: The Importance Of Spyware

What seems like a more sensible scenario: a child landing themselves in danger over the internet or a parent’s watchful eye monitoring their kids’ internet usage to keep them safe? The controversial issue of whether parents should use spyware to oversee their children’s internet usage peaks the curiosity of children and parents alike. Parental spyware is acceptable and should be used by parents to watch over their children. Spyware is a useful tool that can develop a strong parent-child relationship. For example, in “The Undercover Parent,” the author includes an anecdote of how his friend initiated a difficult conversation with his daughter after finding out that she had been taking drugs and sleeping with her dealer; spyware helped ameliorate this situation as the father had, “…had these conversations before, of course, but this time he had context….Things seem better now.” With insight into their children’s lives, parents can offer mature advice to their kids. It additionally provides the necessary support for parents to connect with their children based on what their kids are experiencing in their day-to-day lives. With the advancements of technology in today’s age, new measures, such as …show more content…
For instance, the cyberbullying infographic reports a series of facts about children who are bullied online, including “90% of teens who witness bullying online say they ignore it.” That ninety percent of children who are being cyberbullied deserve to have their cases called to attention. With the use of spyware, these cases of bullying will open up to a larger audience of adults, and this therefore creates a much higher chance of someone taking measures to thwart the online harassment. A vast amount of teens’ communication occurs online these days, and parents must watch over their children in this new domain just as they do