In the article‚ “Undercover Parents‚” the author‚ Harlan Coben claims that parents should spy on their kids to monitor their internet use. He states that anything less than spying “borders on negligence.” Coben uses anecdotes to support his claims. His evidence is weak and his anecdotes are unbelievable at best. He poses several arguments and proceeds to refute them in his same idealistic manner. Coben’s idea of parenting and his claim are both idealistic and paranoid. Coben uses an anecdote
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Summary “The undercover parent” By Harlan Coben “The Undercover Parent” an article written by Harlan Coben was published on March 16‚ 2008 in The New York Times. It talks about installing spyware on home computers to let parents monitor their kids while they are surfing on the internet. 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. Access to the Internet and the Web can pose hazards
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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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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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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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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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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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The Undercover Parent Essay Harlen Coben wrote “The Undercover Parent” to discuss parents use of spyware on their children. Copen believes that parents should use spyware. Spyware should be used to responsibly protect their children not use it to be nosey. You should not use it to find out about their lives. You should be listening for dangerous chatter and if you are not doing so you are not doing your job as a parent.I as well as coben believe that parents should use spyware as long as they are
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