"A third of UK employers are using bossware technology to track workers' activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing. Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping."
"The finding that about a third of managers report their organisations are monitoring workers' online activities on employer-owned devices is probably an underestimate, as roughly the same proportion said they don't know what tracking their organisations do."
"One provider of employee monitoring offers to report on workers' idle time, employee productivity tracking and use of unapproved AI or social media as well as real-time insights into employee behaviour, including screenshots, screen recordings, keystrokes, and app usage."
About a third of UK employers deploy bossware to monitor employee activity via emails, web browsing and screen recordings. Private companies are more likely to use in-work surveillance, and roughly one in seven employers record or review screens. Many monitoring tools aim to prevent insider threats, safeguard sensitive data and detect productivity dips. Around a third of managers report monitoring on employer-owned devices, while a similar share say they do not know what tracking their organisations use. A significant minority of managers view monitoring as undermining trust and invading privacy. The ICO requires employers to inform staff about monitoring scope and reasons.
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