Question

mishaketz, d.c. (achieve3000, april 27, 2018). do you think parents should use technology to monitor their teenagers online behaviors and electronic communications? recent studies show that many parents think they should. but not everyone agrees. while some people accept such monitoring as part of being a parent, other people say that it can become an invasion of privacy. monitoring can take many forms. options for tracking teens online or electronic activities range from tools that let parents see which websites have been visited to apps that let parents review their teens smartphone calls and text messages. (image: dad looking at laptop) how common have parents using technological advances to monitor their teens? a new survey from the pew research center conducted a survey in measured? in 2014 and 2015, the pew research center conducted a survey in which parents of 13- to 17-year-olds were asked about their monitoring habits. only 16 percent of parents in the survey said they used parental controls. how much do parents make use of such tools or other monitoring which statement from the article best supports the opinion that parents should avoid using technology to covertly monitor teens? a. anything that is posted on the internet-even if its eventually deleted by the original poster-may be saved by anyone who sees it, essentially making it permanent. b. but unlike previous generations of teens, who were exposed to potential threats when they left the house, teenagers today spend much of their time online, which has its own dangers. c. parents say that online monitoring is an effort to prevent teens from interacting with strangers or being exposed to inappropriate content. d. some experts argue that tracking teens locations or looking at their internet habits is an invasion of privacy.

Explanation:

The opinion holds that parents should avoid covert tech monitoring of teens. Option D directly supports this by stating experts argue such tracking (like location or internet habit monitoring) is an invasion of privacy, aligning with the idea that this practice should be avoided. Other options focus on internet permanence, online dangers, or justifications for monitoring, which do not support the anti-covert-monitoring opinion.

Answer:

D. Some experts argue that tracking teens' locations or looking at their Internet habits is an invasion of privacy.