Found But Not Lost

Parents can now keep track of where a child is, provided that child has a cell phone, the cell phone is turned on, and the parent has a special service from a phone company. The December 6th New York Times describes the two services, Family Locator and Chaperone. A parent who subscribes to these services goes to a website and, after logging in, can see where the child’s phone is, on a map or by street address.I can see Charlie carrying a cell phone with such a service when he is older (right now, it goes without saying, he does not go anywhere without supervision). By then, I’m hoping these kinds of technology might be even more precise.

Not to mention the fact that it will be nice someday to speed-dial “Charlie” and hear “hi Mom” (or maybe, if I’m interrupting him, “what?”).