My (age 24) sister (age 18 in 2 months) is still living with our parents and they've downloaded a secret spy app on her phone. (She only knows about it because she saw mom's screen over her shoulder) The app tracks her location and gives them access to her apps, text messages, calls, search history, and sets time limits. This is a serious violation of human rights and I need to help her get that privacy back.Some of you may have a number of arguments for the app, so I'll address them: 1. My sister bought this phone with her own money and pays her own phone bill. Our parents didn't help her in the slightest, other than to set it up in the first place. It's hers, not theirs. 2. She doesn't go anywhere alone. She's doing online school, doesn't hang out with friends outside of our parents' home, and only goes places with trusted family. She even works with our brother (22) during his shifts. A location tracker is useless to her. 3. She doesn't have any interest in porn or a significant other, so the app is useless if they're trying to monitor her for that. 4. Her most common uses for her phone are a) to text her siblings (including myself) memes and jokes, b) help her friends through PRIVATE mental health issues, and to c) look up things during bible study. (Oh my goodness! What evil things could she look up in order to understand a bible verse more? Gasp.) 5. She will be a legal adult in 2 months. She's a good girl and is more of a responsible adult than I am.My question is how can I help her? She already has depression and anxiety due to past issues and this is just going to make it so she won't trust anyone. Including the people who are supposed to make her feel safe.(Also, I know several people who had this kind of app as a teenager and were later in abusive relationships because "it's normal for people who love you to spy on you!" and it scares me to think she'll do the same at some point) via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/31NcXmH
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