I think parents do have the right to have trackers implanted in their children. When you a minor (under the age of 18), your guardians are responsible for legal decisions concerning you. If they decide that it is in your best interest to have you LoJacked, that's their call. When you are 18, you can decide to have the chip removed. I can't see any place in the law to differentiate young children from 17 year-olds. The same holds true for mentally compromised seniors; their guardian ad litem is responsible for all their legal and medical matters.
This form of GPS tracking can be beneficial if one loses their young child in a crowded place. If you are the parent of a mischievous teenager, you may be more able to prevent them from getting into trouble and/or find them if they are in need of help. Elderly people with Alzheimer's are frequently not in a right state of mind and can get easy lost or confused if not monitored closely. All these are admirable reasons for a guardian to be able to locate their dependent; not to mention the ever present fear of kidnapping. However, if the tracking system is not secure, the risks could far outweigh the benefits. Kidnappers, stalkers, and other devious criminals would have the power to do awful things if they also had access to this data.
Despite my advocacy of the right for guardians to implant these chips, I would not support a congressional bill mandating them. I think that it is important for the parents to decide if and when it is important or necessary to use this technology. This form of tracking is very intrusive, leaving little privacy for those with implants; as the old adage goes, "Mother knows best" so I believe the decision remain in her (or his) power. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? I think that is for the guardians to decide.
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