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Tracking device will help keep an eye on children

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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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