everything done online can be seen by anyone. Spyware is a software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge‚ and usually without consent. One opinion of spyware is highlighted in Harlan Coben’s essay‚ “The Undercover Parent” (2008). It claims that parents should install spyware in their
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laws‚ rules‚ and sayings that will explain why police officers should work hard to enhance police-community programs. First‚ according to Davis’s Dictum‚ community problems that go away by themselves come back by themselves (Dickson‚ 1980). Hence‚ in order to effectively manage crime‚ the root causes of crime need to be addressed. Second‚ according to Wolf’s Law‚ a police officer does not get a second chance to make a first impression. Thus‚ police officers should always put forth their best efforts
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Professor Patton English 1B 26 February 2014 The Undercover Parent To be honest‚ I have mixed emotions when it comes to parents installing spyware on their child’s computer. I think there are many pros and cons to each choice‚ which is why I have such mixed views. I grew up in a Christian home‚ where my father was one of the pastors at our church. So‚ you can imagine how conservative my upbringing was‚ and how much my parents sheltered me from many of the dangers of this world. I always had
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Harlen Coben in editorial “The Undercover Parent” ( March 16‚2008 ) claims that parents should have conversations about their concerns with their teenagers ‚and let them know spyware is a possibility. The Author supports and develops the thesis by putting enough evidence to the article. He also supports the thesis by convincing people to use spyware is a possibility. The author talks about parents using spyware on their teens.Another thing coben talks about parents instead of using spyware they
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In Corbon essay‚ the Undercover boss he brings up several different contradiction to his opinion on the spyware software. One of the most profound statements is the fact that he agrees in using the software yet compares it to there are limits to what should be monitored and why. Another thing he does is to compare using spyware to reading a kids diary and believes it could be wrong. Lastly‚ he states that it whomever you are using the software on should be informed that they are being monitored by
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The Undercover Parent Essay Harlen Coben wrote “The Undercover Parent” to discuss parents use of spyware on their children. Copen believes that parents should use spyware. Spyware should be used to responsibly protect their children not use it to be nosey. You should not use it to find out about their lives. You should be listening for dangerous chatter and if you are not doing so you are not doing your job as a parent.I as well as coben believe that parents should use spyware as long as they are
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Eddie Red‚ Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile Fiction Book Report The title of the book of my book report is Eddie Red‚ Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile and it is by Marcia Wells. The date of publication of the book is April 1‚ 2014. This book tells a slow‚ mystery that gets solved at the end. I chose this book because I like to read about mystery and how it gets solved. The author has written 3 books‚ the books I chose is her newest. She had also won awards‚ such as the young reader’s choice
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To Spy or not to Spy…That is the Question! In his essay from the New York Times‚ “The Undercover Parent‚” Harlan Coben argues that parental use of spyware to monitor a child’s activities on the computer. The essay begins with Coben showing his initial apprehension towards the use of spyware stating‚ it’s an “invasion of privacy.” Coben mentions that his‚ as well as many other parents‚ hesitation may have started from the word: spyware. Nevertheless‚ as the essay continues on Coben’s views‚ on
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– that’s the approach I take every day as CEO.” – Joseph “Joe” DePinto‚ President & CEO‚ 7-Eleven Two corporate executives‚ Joseph “Joe” DePinto‚ 7-Eleven’s president and CEO‚ and Larry O’ Donnell‚ President & COO of Waste Management Inc‚ went undercover for a week to discover firsthand what or how it is working for the organization in the least expected workplace they can find themselves in – the frontlines. Leaders of old went to the face of the battle themselves: Julius Caesar inspired his legions
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A Critique of “The Undercover Parent” by Harlan Coben I have talked with some of my friends about “Should parents install spyware on the computer to inspect their kids?” All of them think that was not an appropriate way. One of them‚ Tonya Steel said‚ “It makes me sick that parents can put spyware on computer to stalk their kids.” She didn’t mean the software that just blocks porn sites; she just couldn’t accept the one that record every keystroke‚ every page clicked on even every msn convo. Tonya
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