josh turek’s new “safety” app is just a way to track where your kids are 24/7—call it common sense, but my grandkids aren’t lab rats.
I live two blocks from the middle school, and my neighbor’s kid got a flyer for this "Josh Turek" app last week. It’s supposed to "keep them safe" with GPS pings and emergency alerts, but here’s the thing: the fine print says it collects location history for advertising. My neighbor’s daughter is 12, and now her phone knows where she walks the dog every morning. That ain’t safety—that’s surveillance dressed up as common sense.
I asked the school board why they’re pushing this, and they said it reduces truancy. Sure, but my 15-year-old grandson is already glued to a screen. Do we really need a corporation tracking his every move like he’s a stolen car? We need more eyes on the street, not more apps in the cloud. If you want to know where your kid is, try a $20 flip phone and a curfew.
I’m not tech-bashing, but this "innovation" is just a cash grab. You can’t buy trust with a ping.