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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Proceedings of the 4th decennial conference on Critical computing: between sense and sensibility
When home base is not a place: parents' use of mobile telephones
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Adding critical sensibilities to domestic communication technologies
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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Locating family values: a field trial of the whereabouts clock
UbiComp '07 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
The domestic panopticon: location tracking in families
Proceedings of the 12th ACM international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Understanding human values in adopting new technology-A case study and methodological discussion
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
In the best families: tracking and relationships
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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UbiComp'06 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Ubiquitous Computing
Representation and communication: challenges in interpreting large social media datasets
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
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A number of commercial location tracking systems exist which enable parents to monitor where their children are when outdoors. The adoption of these services and whether, through their design, they reflect parental values has not been investigated. This question was pursued with a large-scale survey of 920 parents from the UK. The use of location tracking was not prevalent amongst parents and only a minority had considered using these technologies. Parents favoring location tracking described it in the context of security, peace of mind and the need to reduce uncertainty. Parents who were against location tracking described a general lack of need as they had established reliable mechanisms for security and valued trust in the family as well as children's self-direction. Our findings show that location tracking concurrently supports and threatens parental values. By focusing on the values it undermines, we are able to suggest new directions for location systems.