The Undercover Parent Analysis
Am I Spying or not Spying?
In the 21st century, technology has been advancing rapidly on phones, computers, and etc. which also leads to an increase of dangerous activity and the amount of responsibility for parents. I agree with Coben’s argument in his article, “The Undercover Parent”, that it is a great idea to put spyware on a teenage child’s computer to monitor their online activity. However, parents do not consider this action.
Everyone has heard of the dangers on the social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Omegle and Tumblr. One girl “was cyber bullied to the point where she committed suicide” (Coben 8), or a “teenage girl … was arrested with aggravated stalking [and negative, harmful comments that] followed the death of a twelve year old girl” (Dell’Antonia 2). Most of these incidents involve teenagers on the internet, and their parents have no clue of what is happening until their child takes his or her own life. Would the situation have changed if the parents of those two young adults …show more content…
That is true, but “ [look for precautions and do not be] irresponsibly nosy” (Coben 11) because writing something on the internet can be easily spread throughout the world, be seen by everyone and will eventually get out of the control and backfire on the person who wrote it. Can it also benefit the person? Yes definitely. Examples are viral videos that go on YouTube such as the Harlem Shake and Gangnam Style. What about the ones that do not benefit the person? A lot of people have seen vide of the UCLA girl, Alexandra Wallace, rant about how the Asian students are disruptive in the library. Many teenagers act off of emotions, and it is a high possibility they can post something on their Twitter or Facebook and sooner regret
In the 21st century, technology has been advancing rapidly on phones, computers, and etc. which also leads to an increase of dangerous activity and the amount of responsibility for parents. I agree with Coben’s argument in his article, “The Undercover Parent”, that it is a great idea to put spyware on a teenage child’s computer to monitor their online activity. However, parents do not consider this action.
Everyone has heard of the dangers on the social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Omegle and Tumblr. One girl “was cyber bullied to the point where she committed suicide” (Coben 8), or a “teenage girl … was arrested with aggravated stalking [and negative, harmful comments that] followed the death of a twelve year old girl” (Dell’Antonia 2). Most of these incidents involve teenagers on the internet, and their parents have no clue of what is happening until their child takes his or her own life. Would the situation have changed if the parents of those two young adults …show more content…
That is true, but “ [look for precautions and do not be] irresponsibly nosy” (Coben 11) because writing something on the internet can be easily spread throughout the world, be seen by everyone and will eventually get out of the control and backfire on the person who wrote it. Can it also benefit the person? Yes definitely. Examples are viral videos that go on YouTube such as the Harlem Shake and Gangnam Style. What about the ones that do not benefit the person? A lot of people have seen vide of the UCLA girl, Alexandra Wallace, rant about how the Asian students are disruptive in the library. Many teenagers act off of emotions, and it is a high possibility they can post something on their Twitter or Facebook and sooner regret