Article Analysis: The Undercover Parent By Coben

While there are pros and cons of spyware, I believe the pros outweigh the cons. Kids don’t always make the best decisions and especially not online, where they feel safest. If you don’t monitor your child it could end badly. It’s better to be safe then

I have talked with some of my friends about “Should parents install spyware on the computer to inspect their kids?” All of them think that was not an appropriate way. One of them, Tonya Steel said, “It makes me sick that parents can put spyware on computer to stalk their kids.” She didn’t mean the software that just blocks porn sites; she just couldn’t accept the one that record every keystroke, every page clicked on even every msn convo. Tonya said: “It crossing the line way too far!” However, when I discuss this question with some parents, their answers are diversity. Some of them think it depend on children’s age, such as if kids are just 10, and they will consider to put spyware

The title of the essay is The Undercover Parents, which was written by Harlan Coben. The essay was published on the 16th of March, 2008. In the essay, Coben presents his main ideas and thoughts regarding the use of spyware by parents to monitor children. He says that installing a spyware on the computer used by children, especially those in the teenage years, can help parents track what actually their children view on computers. In the essay, the author says that while it is quite hard to follow up on children while they are away from home and this causes parents to be so worried, installing spyware on the computers in the house really helps. Coben says that the program allows parents to keep track of the children

The reason I really agree is because Coben is showing how good spyware could be because it could tell you what your kids are doing and see if it’s bad and even see who they’re even talking because they could be talking to some crazy and weird people. Another good thing about spyware is that you could put a tracking device in their cell phones to see if they’re going in a bad neighborhood. If I was a parent I would consider using spyware just to make sure that my children are ok and not in danger. Coben is trying to get parents to agree but some parents might think it’s invading their children's space but Coben is just trying to show that without protection it could lead into

Facebook, Snapchat, Kik, Twitter, Instagram, and gaming sites are all good until something bad happens. Author Harlan Coben writer of “The Undercover Parent”, believes parents should monitor their children's software. Even though children find software useful, parents should monitor their kids software because children can be cyber bullied. Children can also be in danger of pedophiles .

In the article Let Kids Run Online written by Danah Boyd, Boyd questions whether parents monitoring their children's online social life is a good or a bad thing. Many parents can agree that monitoring their phones and computers is actually a good thing. It can keep children out from harm’s way, it would be easier for parents to find things out that their kids don’t feel comfortable to actually say out loud, and it could possibly bring them closer together by having them be so close.

In Harlan Coben’s article “The Undercover Parent,”(2008) he claims that parents should result to putting spyware on you tennager’s devices. Coben supports his claim by first stating “At first I was repelled at this invasion of privacy. Now, after doing an fair amount of research, I get it”, after a dinner he just had with friends who told Coben that they have put spyware on their teenager’s device, and how it kept him out of trouble. Coben’s purpose of this article is try to persuade parents that you should download spyware on your children’s devices yet, in order for Coben to get his purpose, he had to do some research and ask around for incidents that had occurred to his friends.. The audience is intended for parents of those who concern

In his essay, “The Undercover Parent,” Harlan Coben argues in the favor of the use of parental spyware on children’s computers. Coben’s claim for his argument is that by installing the spyware unto a child’s computer, you have the ability to log every keystroke your child makes and thus be better equipped to protect your child from harmful situations. Coben acknowledges parent’s hesitation and repulsion of spyware, and clearly defines for his audience what spyware is exactly and how it operates. The author reminds his audience with logical appeals that most parents do already monitor their children’s day to day lives, and that spyware simply offers a new way of protection. Coben then lists his audience’s common counter arguments such as simply

In “The Undercover Parent” Harlan Coben thinks that parents should use spyware to keep tabs on what their kids do on the internet. According to Coben, there are two reasons to put spyware on your child’s computer. One, parents need to protect their kids from cyberbullying and secondly, everyone already can see what your children do on the internet. Coben also says that children will find other ways to avoid the spyware such as using cellphones; but, Coben says, cell phones are better than computers. Coben deems that parents should tell their kids that they have installed a spyware in the computer. Coben makes some great arguments, but I do not agree with him.

When parents want to know everything their child is doing on the internet, the children feel they are invading their privacy, but in reality they are doing it for their child’s safety. In “The Undercover Parent” by Harlan Coben, he talks about the option of parents installing spy software on their children’s computers to detect any strange activity that could be harmful to their safety. By doing this he explains the many dangers and fatalities that could be prevented, it will also enable parents to feel better about their child’s safety. Some parents do not agree on placing the software on their child’s computers because they feel their kids are responsible enough to use the internet properly, so they refuse to install it (372-373). I agree with Coben that spy software should be installed on children’s computers, but without their knowledge so the software can safely monitor their online activity.

Stereotypical parents are known to be overprotective towards their younglings. All parents are concerned about their teens, yet some parents tend to go overboard. Parents need to learn when to monitor and when it is too much. In the article “The Undercover Parent” (2008), Harlan Coben proposes that parents should use spyware to supervise their teens. Coben argues that parents should supervise their teens because adolescents are secretive when it comes to having their own privacy, which makes parents oblivious toward their actions. However, at the same time parents should consider to keep their teens aware of their surveilling. Ellen Goodman’s article “Big Brother Meets Big Mother” (2007) on the other hand, criticizes that parents who monitor

Spyware on your computer may sound like a good idea to keep on eye on your kids, but would they like it? Harlan Coben’s article “The Undercover Parent” from New York times, March 16 2008< talks about using spyware might sound like a crazy idea but supposably it is not. According to Harlan Coben, Parents feel not concerned about the idea of using spyware, but it is best for your family, mostly your childs safety. He also states, parents worry about irrelevant things instead of worrying about their childrens doing bad stuff online, such as, chatting with pedophiles, rapist, or their drug dealer. From my point of view, I totally disagree with Coben’s statement.

The article “Undercover Parent,” written by Harlan Coben, claims that parents should have a conversation about their concerns and let their kids know that “spyware” or other systems similar to it are available. I both agree and disagree with his thoughts towards “spyware.” This article is an editorial, and was written with the intention of persuading parents that “spyware” is a good idea, to an extent.

In his nonfiction article “undercover parent” “March 16, 2008”. Harlen Coben suggest that parents should put on spyware on there kids electronics. For example he wasn't so sure about using spyware but his friend confessed to using spyware so he looked into it. Coben addressed counter arguments by giving audience facts, giving them examples, telling them stories that eventually lead to the argument. Coben starts his essay with a personal anecdote about how his friends let him know that they were using spyware for their daughter, which leads to him doing research on his own and amining to the conclusion that parents should use the technology to keep their kids safe. The author did not really know if we should use spyware on our kids electronics, he didn’t know if parents should look through their kids phones or computers. The author did research and he found out that a lot of parents are starting use spyware, it goes to say that parents want to know what there are doing on the internet

“The Undercover Parent” is an article about whether or not parents should get a software that watches teens and children’s actions on the computer. So should parents of Teens and Tweens go undercover? Harlan Coben, the author of “The Undercover Parent” editorial (19 March 2008) from the New York Times online website claims that parents should have conversations about their Internet safety concerns with their teens and tweens, and let them know that Spyware is a possibility. I agree with what coben is arguing about. It talks about specific details on either giving parents an option on if they should download it or not, so the author writes good things and bad things about it. It's not snooping or spying on your teens. It basically for their safety. If they still had this software in the future, I would get this because everything the author says about this software is very agreeable. I would do it for my