Usages et enjeux de la géolocalisation dans le contexte de la surveillance parentale

Abstract

The measurable enthusiasm for remote tracking applications demonstrates that parental monitoring has been deeply affected by the rise of digital tools and platforms. Among the new monitoring methods made available to parents over the past decade, tracking children’s geographical location arguably remains one of the most controversial. Based on a qualitative methodology, this research paper provides an empirical contribution showing the social consequences of geolocating young people within the family circle. It illustrates how technical devices are challenging the relationship of trust between safety-conscious parents and teenagers whose voice is obscured by spatial tracking considered as revealing the truth.

Keywords

• location-based services
• parental monitoring
• spatial tracking
• safety
• trust