[USNBandit]

I have an autistic kid and "elopement" is a problem with some of these kids. One of the other guys in my agency had to jump from a helicopter into a swamp to get to a wandering autistic Girl Scout.

Between autism and Alzheimer's, tracking modules would really help local authorities. I'm sure if the government is involved it will cost a lot more. Garmin makes a really nice device for dogs. If you get the government involved it will only cost 5 times as much. Two words for you Obama Phone.

[freeandfreezing]

I agree. I think that family members should have immediate access and control, so that they can themselves know where their family member is. Even kids without challenges can end up where they shouldn't be and having phone location ability is very handy for monitoring older teenagers.

In most cases the family could share the location data with any agencies helping out. In the event of a serious problem law enforcement organizations have direct access to phone location data, as they would to the GPS tracking devices.