[kelnos]

> I find it difficult to imagine ubiquitous surveillance not shaping behavior and thought.

I wish more people in these threads would think about this and understand this point.

In an imaginary world where tracking tech isn't available, and it's feasible and affordable to do so, I worry that some of these parents would hire someone to follow their child around all day. Any parent who thinks that's absurd should agree that device tracking is similarly crazy. (And any parent who actually would make that hire... wow, I just don't know what to say, other than that I feel sorry for your children.)

[jagged-chisel]

Definitely a valid argument.

I think it comes down to trust in whether your watcher provides dire consequences. The likelihood that parents are honest with their children that there is little consequence to avoiding the tracking is greater than the same being said of a (perceived) larger, distant group/organization/agency.

We must all remain vigilant against the latter. But trust in the former is where we must start.