In Harlan Coben’s article, “The Undercover Parent,”(2008), Coben claims to ensure your children’s safety on the internet, it is appropriate to place parental spyware on your children’s devices, in some circumstances. Coben supports his claim by first stating parental blocks and trust are not effective weapons against the dangers of the internet, and secondly giving examples of when the internet steered children wrong, such as when a young boy unknowingly conversed with a pedophile and a girl who was cyber bullied to the point of suicide. Coben’s purpose is to inform parents of the dangers of the internet, in order to persuade them that parental spyware is the correct decision in some circumstances. Coben’s writes in a persuasive and pushy
