Are they suffocating? Almost half of parents monitor their children’s location using GPS tracking. Some say it is a grotesque invasion of privacy, but others say you can never be too prepared.
Row over ‘invasive’ tracking apps
Frustration: Parents are driven mad when children fail to answer their phones or tell them where they are. But tracking family members via location apps can be problematic for a number of reasons. Glossary
Violates - Fails to comply with, or follow, rules.
Surveillance - The monitoring of behaviour, activities, or information for the purpose of influencing, managing or directing. The Chinese app is designed to stop people going into public places, especially if they are supposed to be in quarantine.