Monday, November 26, 2007

Mom and Pop Spy Shop

In an upper-middle class suburb in the Midwest, Tom and Cindy are spying on their 16-year-old daughter Jane.

“It’s a frightening window on our daughter’s world,” Cindy told CBS News science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg. “And it’s the dark side.”

They asked that CBS News conceal their identities, because their daughter doesn’t know they are tapping into all her online communications.

But then the dilemma - do they confront her with their knowledge and blow their cover? (more - with video)

Professional spy agencies face the same dilemma daily. The question they don't face, however, is... "Is spying really the best parenting skill that I have?"