Teenage Tracker is a new app being developed by a company called Pure App Studio. It is already drawing plenty of critics before it even hits the market.
Tech expert Shelly Palmer says Teenage Tracker goes beyond just a paranoid parent checking in on their kid.
"If you're a parent that feels you need this kind of observational excellence around your child you have so many other problems it's not even funny," Palmer says.
Nor is the topic about invasion of privacy one that civil rights attorney Normal Siegel says is raised by the Teenage Tracker app.
"The question becomes with this modern technology," Siegel says, "will husbands and wives start monitoring each other? Employers start monitoring employees?"
The Teenage Tracker is in its testing phase, but will soon be on the market for Android-powered phones.
Our messages to Pure App Studio were not returned. But the co-founders posted a video, saying their creation is not invasive and is strictly for parents to monitor their children.
Theoretically, anyone who knows how to use an Android, or any cell phone, can spot the app running and delete it.
Monday, June 17 2013 10:10 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:10:37 GMT
For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months.
For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months.
Saturday, June 15 2013 7:27 PM EDT2013-06-15 23:27:36 GMT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Motorists are seeing stable prices at the pumps in New Jersey.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.40, the same price as last week. It's also the same price motorists were paying a year ago.The national average price also remained stable, coming in at $3.63 for the second straight week.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Motorists are seeing stable prices at the pumps in New Jersey.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.40, the same price as last week. It's also the same price motorists were paying a year ago.The national average price also remained stable, coming in at $3.63 for the second straight week.
Friday, June 14 2013 12:14 PM EDT2013-06-14 16:14:45 GMT
Stocks are turning lower in midday trading on Wall Street at the end of a volatile week.The Dow Jones industrial average was down 67 points, or 0.5 percent, at 15,106 as of noon Eastern time Friday. The Dow had surged 180 points the day before.
Stocks are turning lower in midday trading on Wall Street at the end of a volatile week.The Dow Jones industrial average was down 67 points, or 0.5 percent, at 15,106 as of noon Eastern time Friday. The Dow had surged 180 points the day before.
Friday, June 14 2013 9:03 AM EDT2013-06-14 13:03:06 GMT
As we close in on summer, we are all dreaming of a summer vacation. But how can you make it affordable?One way is by using those credit card points and miles you've accumulated over the year.
As we close in on summer, we are all dreaming of a summer vacation. But how can you make it affordable?One way is by using those credit card points and miles you've accumulated over the year.
Friday, June 14 2013 7:05 AM EDT2013-06-14 11:05:39 GMT
Boy Scouts of America says it is disappointed Caterpillar Inc. will no longer give money to the group.But public relations director Deron Smith on Thursday thanked the Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer for its past support.
Boy Scouts of America says it is disappointed Caterpillar Inc. will no longer give money to the group.But public relations director Deron Smith on Thursday thanked the Peoria-based heavy equipment manufacturer for its past support.
Thursday, June 13 2013 6:15 PM EDT2013-06-13 22:15:30 GMT
Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said.
Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said.
Thursday, June 13 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-06-13 22:02:05 GMT
Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street.
Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street.
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