You are right, this may have some use. Like you said, I worry about the potential of harm as well as effectiveness. I think it could be useful and plenty if it

You are right, this may have some use. Like you said, I worry about the potential of harm as well as effectiveness. I think it could be useful and plenty if it doesn't record conversations but simply notify parents or guardians immediately on predetermined triggers. Put it on a watch and strap it. Parents have authority over their kids. There is potential to abuse and from what I have seen happen with smartphones has convinced me, any tech for kids need to be highly restrained in the use otherwise it will be abused for a replacement. Parents will start relying on it as the end and all solution. Add triggers for everything and snoop in instead of directly communicating and building trust. There is also context missing from short clips and it may appear a certain way while it isn't intended to be. I say lot of shit I wouldn't want others to hear including my parents. I will communicate about the same but in a more reasonable way if I feel comfortable. Some people can't take it calmly and I don't blame them, it will be hard to hear and emotional attachment could cloud judgement. It might signal guilt and stigma. If I knew someone was snooping in on the details, I would either stop talking about some things which I should ought to express more for others to take on or simply trash the device. In the later case, what if parents become convinced that the device is still working and they need not worry about anything? You can try to restrict tech to certain parents but that's hard to do once it becomes mainstream. It's hard to restrict afterwards and build on human values for it to be not used as an armchair parenting device. > mom discovered porn url, flipped a bit - I calmed her down, it's not about punishing, it's about communication if needed and awareness when it's needed. I have similar views. Porn is unavoidable in some form, no matter how hard you try when they hit teens. It will be shared by friends and while you can block things in your home, you can't do it for someone else's home. I wouldn't try to block it so I can al teast notice if there is anything unhealthy in there and talk.