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Henry Mance:

I spy: technologists are helping parents keep track of their children with new devices, such as the Filip smartwatch
When Apple introduced the Find My iPhone app three years ago, its aim was to help people locate their lost smartphones. But EJ Hilbert, a 43-year-old former FBI officer, had a better idea - installing the app on his three children's devices, so that he could track them wherever they went.

"They have it on their phone and that's the way it's going to be," says Mr Hilbert, whose day job is investigating cyber crime.

By adapting the Find My iPhone app, Mr Hilbert is part of a wider trend. Until recently technology gave power to the children. Now it is starting to give something back to the parents.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 1, 2013 12:28 AM
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