Mobile phones have given us immeasurable freedom. We can now work from anywhere in the world, knowing that we are easily contactable with a press of a button. Parents feel happier about letting their children enjoy the freedom to spend time with their friends, safe in the knowledge that their offspring can be easily reached should it be necessary.
But, as the old saying goes, with freedom comes great responsibility. The advent of the mobile phone means that it’s now easier than ever to do things that would have previously been much more difficult. Employees can take advantage of company time and spouses can find it easier to cheat. Kids, especially teenagers, who have never been renowned for being open with their parents, can get into all sorts of mischief that they would never have been able to get away with before everyone had their own private means of keeping in touch.
While no one likes to infringe on the privacy of others, sometimes it can be the only way to stop things spiralling out of control. New technology has been developed in the form of Cell Phone Spy, a quick-to-download app which can listen in on phone calls, read deleted texts and emails and track the whereabouts of a person’s phone and record what they are doing even when they’re not on a call. Does that sound a bit Orwellian?
Well, yes and no. While there is no doubt that this enhanced ability to monitor the actions of others could be put to unsavoury use, there are actually many benefits to using this new technology. If you run a company that is suffering unexplained losses, then it is a logical step to start monitoring the actions of your staff to see what they are getting up to. After all, if you’re on company time there is a commitment to that company and employers certainly have the right to know about what their staff are doing while on the clock.
It’s when this technology slips into domestic life that moral questions really come into play. Many parents would feel guilty about reading their child’s diary, but when it is a matter of keeping kids safe then it is certainly a parental obligation to keep tabs on what their children are doing. Social-networking sites such as Facebook make it easier than ever for them to connect with hundreds of individuals whom they would never have encountered in real life. The very real fears of kids slipping into crime or drug abuse, or the concern that they are being bullied, make this new technology an almost vital part of parenting in the 21st century. After all, children are encountering a whole host of new social situations and demands that would have been unimaginable less than thirty years ago.
While no one like to think of themselves as ‘spying’ on others, there is a responsibility to look after those who are nearest and dearest to us and to protect their interests, without unnecessarily affecting other people. The person whose phone is being tracked will never know who it is that is doing the tracking. By using this kind of spyware, you can be safe in the knowledge that you have all the facts before throwing unfounded accusations around. The technology can be both moral and sound, but it is up to you to use it wisely.
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The above article is composed and edited by Eva K. She is associated with many Technologies communities as their freelance writer and adviser. In her free time she writes articles related to social media, mobile internet plans, mobile applications related articles etc.