{"id":8899,"date":"2024-10-18T18:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T07:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2024-10-18T18:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T07:05:57","slug":"the-psychological-impact-of-tracking-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/the-psychological-impact-of-tracking-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychological impact of tracking apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-50x55.jpg 50w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-1390x1536.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/headshot-CS-lower-res-scaled-1-scaled.jpg 1853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>Tracking Apps like Life360 have become a popular way for families to know where each family member is at any time, but how do the kids feel about it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this week I spoke with Psychologist <a href=\"https:\/\/collettsmart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collette Smart<\/a> about this technology and how it can benefit members of the family differently.\u00a0 We also look at some of the negative aspects.\u00a0 Listen to the conversation below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/62a2b852b291bc0014229152\/6711c2268b854f18781d4e03\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking Apps like Life360 have become a popular way for families to know where each family member is at any time, but how do the kids feel about it? 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