Harlan Coben The Undercover Parent

In the article “The Undercover Parent,” (2008) written by Harlan Coben, he is in support of parents using spyware on their children. Personally, I have to agree with the author because parents could keep their children a lot safer from the dangers of the internet by using spyware. I believe parents should use spyware, but only for safety reasons and not just for the sake of spying. The author gives an example of the dangers of being on the internet like the young boy that didn’t know he was talking to a pedophile or the girl committing suicide because of being cyberbullied. The author also states that parents shouldn’t overuse the spyware to the point where they read every word they tell their friends and know everything about what their friends