Someone who spies on their teenage children mercilessly, secretly reading texts, emails, internet histories and facebook posts in order to attempt to know everything about their private lives.
guy 1: Dude, how did we get busted? That party spot was foolproof!

guy 2: It was Jake. His mom's a total patriot act parent, and she stole his phone and read through his texts.
by Cocktimus_Prime May 4, 2011
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