How Does Harlan Coben Use Spyware?

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 of the use if spyware is extremely heavily expressed in the paper, and the author provides insight on how and when it should be used, “there is a thin line between being responsibly protective and irresponsibly nosy”(Coben.) I believe this line is