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The domestic panopticon: location tracking in families

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We present a qualitative study examining Location-Based Service (LBS) usage by families and how it is integrated into everyday life. We establish that LBS, when used for tracking purposes, affords a means of digital nurturing; that said, we discuss how LBS surveillance has the potential to undermine trust and serve as a detriment to nurturing.

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    1. LBS
    2. LBT
    3. gender
    4. home
    5. location-based services
    6. location-based technologies
    7. privacy
    8. security
    9. tracking family

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