On the other hand, I feel it has been an enabler - the ability to track their phone if they aren't back home when they're supposed to probably allowed me to let

On the other hand, I feel it has been an enabler - the ability to track their phone if they aren't back home when they're supposed to probably allowed me to let my kids go unsupervised to various activities at least a year or two earlier than I would otherwise have; the phone tracking ability meant that they could go to sports practice at the other side of the city on their own with bikes or public transport (depending on season) instead of being "delivered" and supervised by me or the spouse.