Employee Monitoring Software
The cluster discusses employee monitoring tools like bossware, their use on company devices for remote and in-office work, and debates over privacy rights, ethics, legality, and dystopian implications for workers.
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google for "employee monitoring software" to see how hard this is being pushed
This would be helpful also for companies? Hence, ethically point of view it would violate the employee time in screen so there would arise issues with employees rights and HR?
You're fine. It's people using company computers that are being monitored.
How long until this is made into employer monitoring software?
Everyone replying with "what's the big deal?" is showing their tech privilege. You may not have to deal with intrusive monitoring, but warehouse workers are increasingly being made to wear ankle bracelets so every movement of theirs can be monitored and stack ranked. Workers in WFH "gig" jobs are made to install always-on keyloggers and other monitoring software on their personal computers and phones (which are required for the job). Companies take photos/videos of
A non-paywalled source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/consumer-watchdog-cautions-comp...
I'm a software developer working remotely most of the time. My unionized colleagues and I pushed for and won an agreement to prevent our employer from surveilling us in this manner. Several other recently organized companies have gotten similar agreements.https://twitter.com/WeBuildNPR/status/1522586389774221313?cx...
Try googling "bossware"also, no employees want this level of intrusion, you should learn to trust or fire
I worked for a UK subsidiary of a US company. Right on the login screen was notification that all use and communication was subject to monitoring.Why would it be otherwise?You are paid to do the company's business with the equipment they provide. It's not a matter of 'power'.Imagine a UPS driver taking the van to run errands for his friends. Few people would argue that it is inappropriate for UPS to track the van and fuel usage. Maybe he scrawls anti-management mi
Is this another surveillance tool at the workspace ?