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Looking for advice/experience giving a gps smartwatch to an 8yo (self.parenting)

submitted 3 weeks ago by nieceandtows to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/21039964

Does anybody here have any experience with the T-Mobile syncup watch 2? Any dos/donts/tips/tricks/lessons learned with regards to kids smartwatches? Please share your thoughts.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, I am not a parent so I wouldn't have much experience with this but here is what I do know.

Have you looked into the hardware you plan to use?

Have you looked into the companies behind said hardware?

Have you looked into what may happen to the GPS data?

You might not care about this and that's ok but I do think you should look into how safe the hardware you plan to use is. That said no child I know of would willingly wear a tracker without explanation, explain your motive behind it to the child. Do not under any circumstance lie about what it is