In his article “The Undercover Parent” published on March 16‚ 2008 in The New York Times‚ Harlan Coben argues about installing spyware on home computers to let parents monitor their children‚ while they are using the internet. The author believes and tries to convince parents that monitoring children on the computer is an act of protection in defending them against danger‚ rather than an invasion of privacy. There are hazards that children may not be aware of when using the internet. For this reason
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The Undercover Parent To Spy or not to Spy….That is the Question! “The Undercover Parent” an article written by Harlan Coben. It was published on March 16‚ 2008 in The New York Times. This article talks about Parents installing spyware on their computers at home. The author tries to convince readers that monitoring children on the computer helps to protect them against danger and it is not an invasion of their privacy. The true definition of spyware is a kind of malicious software that gathers
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Spyware Should Not Be Needed The argument Harlan Coben has presented in his article‚ “The Undercover Parent”‚ is that it is acceptable to equip your child’s computer with spyware. Coben gives several reasons as to why parents should install spyware on their child’s computer. One reason‚ that a child could “unknowingly be conversing with a pedophile.” However‚ I disagree with the writer’s argument due to it being inconsistent and inaccurate. Parents should not install spyware on their child’s computer
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Caraveo 1 Elena Caraveo Mrs.KVA 14 September 2013 Undercover Parent Unit Essay Have you ever wondered if your child’s safety could be endangered on the Internet? Or how about what websites they could be going onto and if they are talking to strangers? These are some topics that Harlen Coben discusses in his article entitled “Undercover Parent”. He suggests that parents should put spyware on their child’s computers‚ or other electronic devices‚ to monitor their Internet usage‚ activity‚ and safety
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Novel Harlan Coben is the author of Shelter‚ a young adult thriller/mystery novel set in Kasselton‚ New Jersey. Harlan Coben is the author of many books including the series Myron Bolitar which began in 1995. Shelter is a spin-off of the series Myron Bolitar. Harlan Coben has four of his novels which have reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Harlan Coben is the author of twenty novels to date and Shelter is his first Young Adult novel. Harlan Coben was born in Newark
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activity and the amount of responsibility for parents. I agree with Coben’s argument in his article‚ “The Undercover Parent”‚ that it is a great idea to put spyware on a teenage child’s computer to monitor their online activity. However‚ parents do not consider this action. Everyone has heard of the dangers on the social media websites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Omegle and Tumblr. One girl “was cyber bullied to the point where she committed suicide” (Coben 8)‚ or a “teenage girl … was arrested with
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How spyware should be used Not long ago‚ we read an article ‚ written by Harlan coben titled The undercover parent‚ an opinion paper on parents using spyware on their children’s computers. At the beginning of the article the writer informs us that they previously thought that this was just a wrong unjustified invasion of privacy‚ however‚ after the author did some research they Still did not support the idea‚ but they understood why it is used and stated it was a beneficial idea. The understanding
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teens is blant attack on that amendment. Consequently‚ it has been a real controversial topic between parents and their kids ever since it was invented and used in the 1900’s. There have been many arguments and reasons that have been said for and against it. I for one am against its use. Among those who are for the use of spyware is an author named Harlan Coben‚ the author of The Undercover Parent. Throughout the article‚ he argues reasons that support his side. However‚ Coben’s arguments about the
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The Undercover Parent Essay Have you ever wondered to see who your child is talking with? Maybe some odd behavior has been happening lately‚ spyware may be the solution you are looking for. Coben’s argument is valid because because with spyware you can see everything your child does on the internet‚ you can see exactly who your child is chatting with and look for dangers. Spyware is a useful thing‚ it may help when your child is in unknown danger. “A friend of mine used spyware to see his straight-a
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Trust Issues In the article “The Undercover Parent” Coben tries to explain that spying on kids can be a good thing and that parents should try spyware. I believe that Coben’s explanation is that parents should worry and care for their children because one day they can disappear or die and that will be the fault on the parents for not caring for their kids and giving their kids too much freedom and trusting them too much when really they shouldn’t trust them when they’re over at a stranger’s house
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