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[FYI] Tracking device will help keep an eye on children
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- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:24:56 +0100
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Tracking device will help keep an eye on children
Julia Hartley-Brewer Monday April 10, 2000
Missing toddlers and truanting teenagers could soon be things of the
past with the development of a revolutionary satellite tracking
system to enable parents to keep an eye on their children 24 hours a
day.
A tiny gadget called KidBug will enable parents to monitor the
movements of their children - and the manufacturer plans to give them
to 10m parents before the end of the year in the expectation that
many will pay the £10-a-month fee to use them.
The 4cm sq unit, which can be concealed in a child's clothing, will
be able to track the precise location of the child to within five
feet using the global positioning satellite tracking system (GPS)
more usually used to navigate at sea.
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