Cell Phones and Privacy

I think that it would be pretty crazy if the government banned the use of pre-paid cell phones. There are a lot ways they can be used for good. For example, If a parent didn't want their kid running up the phone bill, they can get them a pre-paid phone to limit the amount of use they get. They are also useful for people that can't afford a cell phone plan. In this day and age, you need to have a phone for communication. You are dead in the water without it. Two year plans are rather expensive and if somebody had to make an important call but can't afford a cell phone plan, then their best bet would be to buy a prepaid phone. I think that a better way to solve the criminal use of prepaid phones is to make it like renting a car, but you can pay with cash. All you have to do is give some sort of contact information, and then you bring the phone back. Some sort of government regulation could go in place to make it so less criminals get ahold of these phones but I don't think you can ban them entirely.

Location Tracking

I think that location tracking is a good idea. I feel that putting it into humans could be a little bit questionable. I can't imagine that any adult in this day and age would willing agree to have a tracking device on them, but when it comes to children its not such a bad idea. Parents should have the ability to find out where their kids are at all times for safety reasons. I know that if I were a child I would hate having a tracking location tacker on me, but it could prevent kids from lying to their parents, going where they aren't supposed to, and danger. I think the benefits of this definitely outweigh the risks. It's a parents job to take care of their children even when they aren't around them, and this is a very effective way to do this. If a bill saying that children under 5 years old had to have a location tracker, I would probably support it because it doesn't directly effect me and I can totally see the benefits of the people using that service. When it comes to teenagers, I think its a bad idea. Teens would find ways around it in one way or another. They would find ways to remove it themselves. This could be dangerous to a lot of teens trying to get rid of their location tracker. I think it would be a good idea to use location tracking shoes for seniors with alzhiemers. If a senior is in danger, chances are they won't remember any phone numbers nor have the ability to effectively use a phone. Instead of putting the pressure on a senior to get help, the help can find them through location tracking.