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Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot

Monitoring apps promise to keep young people safer online, but looking in on kids’ phones can backfire. Online safety experts say there’s a better way.

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Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot

Monitoring apps promise to keep young people safer online, but looking in on kids’ phones can backfire. Online safety experts say there’s a better way.

10 hours ago·Cambridge, United States

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MIT Technology Review broke the news in Cambridge, United States 10 hours ago on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

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