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Why are so many parents tracking their adult children?

A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18 to 25, including using ‘always on’ location tracking on their cellphones.

NPR’s Allison Aubrey reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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