How technology might help you keep track of your child

Parents are turning to Apple Airtags to help keep track of their children, our panel discusses.
3:50 | 09/26/23

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YOU THERE YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS LIVE. OKAY WELCOME BACK. OKAY WELCOME BACK. IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR LAST IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR LAST CALL. CALL. LOOK YOU'VE HEARD OF THESE LOOK YOU'VE HEARD OF THESE AIRTAGS, RIGHT? AIRTAGS, RIGHT? AND THEY KEEP TRACK OF YOUR AND THEY KEEP TRACK OF YOUR LUGGAGE AND NOW PARENTS LUGGAGE AND NOW PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY TURNING TO THESE ARE ACTUALLY TURNING TO THESE SMART DEVICES TO HELP KEEP SMART DEVICES TO HELP KEEP TRACK OF THEIR CHILDREN IN CASE TRACK OF THEIR CHILDREN IN CASE THEY BECOME SEPARATED. THEY BECOME SEPARATED. AND THOSE WHO ARE DOING THIS AND THOSE WHO ARE DOING THIS SAY THAT THEIR CHILDREN SAY THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE JUST TOO YOUNG FOR ARE JUST TOO YOUNG FOR A SMARTPHONE. A SMARTPHONE. >> APPLE TELLS ABC NEWS THAT >> APPLE TELLS ABC NEWS THAT AIRTAGS ARE INTENDED FOR AIRTAGS ARE INTENDED FOR TRACKING ITEMS NOT AND ACTUALLY TRACKING ITEMS NOT AND ACTUALLY RECOMMENDS AN APPLE WATCH RECOMMENDS AN APPLE WATCH TO MONITOR YOUR CHILDREN. TO MONITOR YOUR CHILDREN. I WANT TO BRING BACK OUR PANEL I WANT TO BRING BACK OUR PANEL FOR THIS TALKER, MIKE KELLY, FOR THIS TALKER, MIKE KELLY, BARBARA AND RACHEL. BARBARA AND RACHEL. >> SO, RACHEL, LET'S START >> SO, RACHEL, LET'S START WITH YOU. WITH YOU. YOU HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD YOU HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD ESSENTIALLY OF A BABY IN ESSENTIALLY OF A BABY IN THE HOUSE, A PACK. THE HOUSE, A PACK. THESE APPLE TAGS IS LIKE $90. THESE APPLE TAGS IS LIKE $90. AND THEY HAVE THESE DEVICES. AND THEY HAVE THESE DEVICES. >> WHICH WOULD YOU CONSIDER >> WHICH WOULD YOU CONSIDER DOING THAT? DOING THAT? AND IS YOUR BABY THE RUN AND IS YOUR BABY THE RUN THAT MUCH YET? THAT MUCH YET? >> I MEAN, SHE'S STILL CRAWLING >> I MEAN, SHE'S STILL CRAWLING ALL AROUND THE HOUSE CLOSE ALL AROUND THE HOUSE CLOSE TO WALKING BUT ABSOLUTELY THIS TO WALKING BUT ABSOLUTELY THIS IS GOING ON THE TOP OF MY IS GOING ON THE TOP OF MY CHRISTMAS LIST. CHRISTMAS LIST. I GOT TO TELL YOU, WHEN I WAS I GOT TO TELL YOU, WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS LITTLE AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS MY PARENTS USED TO TAKE US TO MY PARENTS USED TO TAKE US TO DISNEY WORLD, ALL THE LITTLE DISNEY WORLD, ALL THE LITTLE COUSINS AND EVERYTHING THEY PUT COUSINS AND EVERYTHING THEY PUT THESE LEASHES ON US. THESE LEASHES ON US. I KID YOU NOT THESE LEASHES I KID YOU NOT THESE LEASHES THAT WOULD CONNECT AND. THAT WOULD CONNECT AND. WE USED TO LAUGH ABOUT IT, WE USED TO LAUGH ABOUT IT, BUT THEN YOU BECOME A MOM, BUT THEN YOU BECOME A MOM, YOU REALIZE HOW ANXIETY YOU REALIZE HOW ANXIETY YOU HAVE ABOUT LOSING YOUR KID. YOU HAVE ABOUT LOSING YOUR KID. IT'S LIKE THE NUMBER ONE FEAR IT'S LIKE THE NUMBER ONE FEAR IN LIFE. IN LIFE. >> SO TOTALLY. >> SO TOTALLY. I WOULD BUY ONE OF THESE. I WOULD BUY ONE OF THESE. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT I'M DEFINITELY GOING BUT I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO LOOK THEM UP. TO LOOK THEM UP. >> OKAY, GOOD. >> OKAY, GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU COULD CHANGE I'M GLAD YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND. YOUR MIND. >> KELLY. >> KELLY. WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHAT ABOUT YOU? YEAH, I'M WITH. YEAH, I'M WITH. I HAVE A YOUNG KID AS WELL. I HAVE A YOUNG KID AS WELL. SHE'S SIX YEARS OLD AND IS SHE'S SIX YEARS OLD AND IS DEFINITELY RUNNING ALL OVER DEFINITELY RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE PLACE. AND IT'S SO HARD. AND IT'S SO HARD. KEEP HER UNDER CONTROL AT ANY KEEP HER UNDER CONTROL AT ANY POINT. POINT. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL RIGHT. RIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE TECHNOLOGY CAN WHERE TECHNOLOGY CAN GIVE PARENTS A LITTLE BIT OF A GIVE PARENTS A LITTLE BIT OF A PIECE MIND, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY PIECE MIND, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR ME NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR ME TO STOP CHASING AFTER HER. TO STOP CHASING AFTER HER. SO. SO. SO YEAH, I THINK WE MIGHT SO YEAH, I THINK WE MIGHT GIVE IT A TRY AS WELL IF GIVE IT A TRY AS WELL IF IT'S GOING TO HELP MAKE. IT'S GOING TO HELP MAKE. SURE. SURE. THAT SHE'S SAFE AND THAT WE THAT SHE'S SAFE AND THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT SHE'S OKAY IF KNOW THAT THAT SHE'S OKAY IF THERE WERE TO BE AN EMERGENCY THERE WERE TO BE AN EMERGENCY WOULD DEFINITELY BE. WOULD DEFINITELY BE. IS THAT TO AVOID THAT? IS THAT TO AVOID THAT? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. ANY TIME YOU THINK ANY TIME YOU THINK ABOUT EMERGENCY, IT OF CHANGES ABOUT EMERGENCY, IT OF CHANGES YOUR MIND. YOUR MIND. BUT MIKE I'M WATCHING THIS BUT MIKE I'M WATCHING THIS VIDEO YOU KNOW ON THE CAR VIDEO YOU KNOW ON THE CAR KEYS THAT MAKE SENSE TO ME I'LL KEYS THAT MAKE SENSE TO ME I'LL PUT THEM ON MY CAR KEYS PUT THEM ON MY CAR KEYS MY HUSBAND'S CAR KEYS AND HIS MY HUSBAND'S CAR KEYS AND HIS WALLET AND SUNGLASSES. WALLET AND SUNGLASSES. OKAY. OKAY. TO THE UNPOPULAR IS ABOUT TO THE UNPOPULAR IS ABOUT TO ENTER THE CHAT PACK OR C TO ENTER THE CHAT PACK OR C OF IT THE HYPOCRISY. OF IT THE HYPOCRISY. AMERICA'S SCREAM PRIVACY. AMERICA'S SCREAM PRIVACY. WE NEED PRIVACY PROTECTION, WE NEED PRIVACY PROTECTION, PRIVACY DATA. PRIVACY DATA. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TRACK WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TRACK MOVE, BUT YET WE WANT TO PUT MOVE, BUT YET WE WANT TO PUT A TRACKER IN OUR CHILDREN. A TRACKER IN OUR CHILDREN. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> I DON'T KNOW. MAKE IT, MAKES IT. MAKE IT, MAKES IT. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD DO IT EITHER. I WOULD DO IT EITHER. BARBARA, WHAT ABOUT YOU? BARBARA, WHAT ABOUT YOU? WELL, I USE FRIENDS TO KEEP WELL, I USE FRIENDS TO KEEP TRACK OF MY PARENTS AND SOME TRACK OF MY PARENTS AND SOME OF MY KIDS AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE OF MY KIDS AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHERE EACH OTHER SURE WE KNOW WHERE EACH OTHER ARE. ARE. SO I'M OPEN TO YOU KNOW, I KNOW SO I'M OPEN TO YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY USES NOW FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE USES NOW FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN NURSING HOMES IN TERMS IN NURSING HOMES IN TERMS OF KEEPING TRACK OF PEOPLE OF KEEPING TRACK OF PEOPLE AS THEY'RE GETTING OUT MEMORY AS THEY'RE GETTING OUT MEMORY FACILITIES. FACILITIES. SO WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD USES SO WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD USES FOR TECHNOLOGY. FOR TECHNOLOGY. OBVIOUSLY WITH PRIVACY OBVIOUSLY WITH PRIVACY CONCERNS. CONCERNS. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE OPEN YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE OPEN TO IT. TO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE USE AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE USE DRONES TO FIND KIDS WHEN WHEN DRONES TO FIND KIDS WHEN WHEN THEY'RE LOST. THEY'RE LOST. IF YOUR CHILD IS LOST, A DRONE IF YOUR CHILD IS LOST, A DRONE SOUNDS REALLY GOOD TO ABLE SOUNDS REALLY GOOD TO ABLE TO FIND THEM. TO FIND THEM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY JUST FOUND SOME A LOST THEY JUST FOUND SOME A LOST CHILD OUT IN CALIFORNIA CHILD OUT IN CALIFORNIA SOMEWHERE WITH A PHONE. SOMEWHERE WITH A PHONE. SO, NO, YOU KNOW, WITH MY OLD. SO, NO, YOU KNOW, WITH MY OLD. YEAH. YEAH. NO PLEASE I WOULD SAY PIECE NO PLEASE I WOULD SAY PIECE MIND. MIND. THERE'S NO PRICE FOR THAT. THERE'S NO PRICE FOR THAT. I MEAN HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY I MEAN HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR THAT. FOR THAT. IT'S SO SIGNIFICANT. IT'S SO SIGNIFICANT. WHEN DO YOU HAVE LITTLE KIDS? WHEN DO YOU HAVE LITTLE KIDS? I AGREE THAT THE PEACE OF MIND. I AGREE THAT THE PEACE OF MIND. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR OUR LAST CALL THIS HALF HOUR. OUR LAST CALL THIS HALF HOUR. >> SO I DON'T WANT YOUR PRIVACY >> SO I DON'T WANT YOUR PRIVACY FROM YOU THAT AT ALL. FROM YOU THAT AT ALL. OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. WE'LL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STREAMING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STREAMING WITH US, EVERYBODY

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