I’d chuck an Apple AirTag tracking device into my two children’s backpacks, along with their PE kit and water bottle, thinking it was the right thing to do. They were just six and four. If I kept a constant eye on them 24/7, I felt in control. Nothing could happen to them – could it?
Everybody else was doing it. The idea that we are living in an unsafe world, which requires parents like me to spy on our kids with an AirTag, a smartphone, or by using a live location sharing app like Life360, is the new normal. Last year, the shoe company Skechers even launched a children’s shoe with a hidden space to handily slot in a tracking tag, and I’ve heard of other parents buying silicone holders that clip onto laces to keep the AirTag secure on different types of trainers.
