Re: Great they are doing this...
Me: "tracking one's children is a normal and healthy thing to do"
Reply: "Erm... No? You trust your children or you don't."
Forgive me. I was not clear enough. I intended my original phrase to be very sarcastic. I think those apps should be thrown out at the same time and for the same reasons. That Google thinks it is normal to do that makes me glad I don't interact with them.