The Privacy Trade-Off: Why Kid Trackers Are a Hacker's GoldmineKid trackers and parental control apps often require invasive permissions to function. Even in the best cases, parental monitoring apps catalog a ton of sensitive data about you and your child. The line between parental monitoring and stalkerware depends entirely on who has access to the child’s device data. (Credit: Justyn Newman)Stykas and Solferini found that there was no authorization in place across various parental monitoring apps, and they were able to hack into the device network with ease. They promise a one-app solution to monitoring screen time, app activity, location, and more.