Cell phones and privacy

I think prepaid phones are still a really great invention. I had a prepaid “go phone” when I was in middle school and it was perfect for me. Every text I sent or received was 5 cents and talking on the phone was even more money. It taught me to not be glued to my phone like kids are today at such a young age, and they are great in case there is an emergency and the kid needs to contact their parents or the parents need to contact their child. For this reason I think prepaid phones should not be banned. They are perfect for this age group, and that being said, I think if a 20 or 30 year old is interested in a prepaid phone then maybe that person should be looked into because it is possible that person is a criminal. Or, I also think it would be a good idea to register all prepaid phones unless a mother or father could prove (perhaps with their license and the child’s birth certificate) that they have a young child that needs a phone but for safety reasons they do not want it to be registered.