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The app Life360 sounds like a great way to bring parents a sense of security and piece of mind, but according to this article, "adult supervision has turned into adult surveillance." And they're reacting, according to Wired, by spoofing it on TikTok (which is, btw, the place where young people are going after quitting Facebook and Instagram). "n addition to location sharing, Life360 lets family members see how fast people in their circle are driving, how much battery their cell phones have, and more." Think of it as training for their future in a surveillance-driven world. Via Aaron Davis.

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