We dropped off our kid at college in the late oughts. We spoke over the phone now and then--perhaps it was once a week, probably less often. We had only the vag

We dropped off our kid at college in the late oughts. We spoke over the phone now and then--perhaps it was once a week, probably less often. We had only the vaguest idea of what classes he took, and as far as I know never saw his grades. It would never have occurred to us to engage in surveillance.