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If you were a parent, how would you feel about placing a GPS tracking app on your young teenager’s phone for safety issues to determine his or her exact location? Write a paragraph stating your opinion.

Your best friend recently got engaged and seems concerned about the whereabouts of her fiancé at times. She asked you to install a tracking app on a pay-as-you-go phone and place it in the trunk of the fiancé’s vehicle to track his location. How would you handle this ethical dilemma? Write a paragraph stating your opinion.

Many companies use remote tracking apps to locate their delivery trucks and personnel. For example, trash truck drivers use tracking apps to approximate their time of trash pick-up. Write a paragraph explaining two other business uses of tracking apps and whether they pose ethical obstacles.