Life360: Family Tracker or Digital Stalker? Cyber Pulse Ep. 17

Welcome to Episode 17 of Cyber Pulse! Cyber Pulse host James Walsh teams up with #CyberChats host Kennedy Taylor Tibbetts for a deep, candid conversation about the rising popularity of family tracking apps like Life360. Together, they break down the real pros and cons: from privacy concerns and the risk of misuse, to impacts on child development, trust within families, and even what these apps mean for your battery life. Whether you’re already using a tracking app or just considering one, this crossover episode gives you the insights you need to decide what’s right for you and your family. We cite a few articles during the chat, listed here in case you want to dive in: The Markup article - Keegan, John (December 6, 2021). ""The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users."" The Markup. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Stalking issues - ""Alleged Stalking Victims Accuse Tile of Advertising Its Devices as Women Trackers."" Yahoo News.August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023. Karabus, Jude. ""Stalking victims sue Tile, Amazon over trackers."" www.theregister.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023. Arkansas law firm sues Tile creators after stalking issues with device, retrieved August 20, 2023 Child Development - Cambridge University Press publication ""Self-Regulation and Autonomy: Social and Developmental Dimensions of Human Conduct."" https://www.cambridge.org/us/universi... The Washington Post article - Ohlheiser, Abby (October 22, 2019). ""'Don't leave campus': Parents are now using tracking apps to watch their kids at college."" The Washington Post. Retrieved October 23, 2019. Topics: Life360, Find my Friends, Snapchat, Instagram, privacy, GDPR, CCPA, hackers, cybersecurity, location, geotagging, metadata Stock Music provided by AG_Music (https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-mu...) from Pond5 (https://www.pond5.com) Subscribe to the National Cryptologic Foundation on YouTube/ @CryptologicfoundationOrg Check out more of the NCF here: cryptologicfoundation.org Instagram: instagram.com/NCFcyber Facebook: facebook.com/nationalcryptologicfoundation Linkedin:   / national-cryptologic-foundation   X: twitter.com/NCFcyber The National Cryptologic Foundation's (NCF) VISION is to: Strengthen trust in the digital ecosystem. Our MISSION is to advance the nation’s interest in cyber and cryptology as we: Educate citizens to be cyber smart individuals; Develop pathways for the future cyber and cryptologic workforce; Engage and convene partners to address emerging cyber and cryptologic issues; and Commemorate our cryptologic history and those who served in the cryptologic commmunity. The NCF also provides support to the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), the first public museum in the U.S. Intelligence Community. The NCM houses a unique and priceless collection of artifacts that represent our Nation's history in code making and code breaking, as well as a world class cryptologic library.