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fromFuturism
4 hours ago

Report Warns That AI Is About to Make Your Boss a Panopticon Overlord

While the world holds its breath to see if the US tech industry can bring about human-level artificial intelligence - and therefore completely rewrite the social contract and economy - experts are warning current iterations of the tech are already remaking the workplace in insidious ways. This week, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), a group representing nearly 45 million workers across 40 European countries, published a comprehensive report about the disturbing impact of algorithms that increasingly control the workplace.
Artificial intelligence
Remote teams
fromIT Pro
2 days ago

Task masking: why employees are pretending to be busy at work

Employees increasingly use visible behaviors—task masking—to appear productive amid RTO mandates and rising workplace monitoring.
fromGadget Review
1 week ago

Your Boss Is Watching: How Everyday Work Apps Track Everything You Do

That sarcastic GIF you sent in Slack last Tuesday? Your IT department can pull it up, along with when you sent it, from which device, and your exact login history. While you're treating workplace apps like casual texting platforms, your employer is collecting data with the thoroughness of a social media algorithm. Those "productivity tools" you rely on-Slack, Google Workspace, Zoom-aren't just facilitating remote work. They're creating comprehensive digital profiles of every professional move you make.
Privacy professionals
#employee-monitoring
fromMoneyMade
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

My boss tracks our keystrokes and mouse movements-and accuses us of "slacking" if we pause for a second. Is that legal?

Employers can legally monitor employee activities on work devices, affecting motivation and trust.
fromThe Conversation
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Tracking apps monitor remote employees' performance - and invade their privacy

Employee monitoring applications have become a prevalent concern, particularly with remote work's rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
fromMoneyMade
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

My boss tracks our keystrokes and mouse movements-and accuses us of "slacking" if we pause for a second. Is that legal?

Privacy technologies
fromThe Conversation
3 months ago

Tracking apps monitor remote employees' performance - and invade their privacy

Employee monitoring applications have become a prevalent concern, particularly with remote work's rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Privacy professionals
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

AT&T's Employee Attendance Tracking Was Inaccurate | Entrepreneur

AT&T is reducing use of an employee presence-tracking system after inaccurate results caused frustration and potential false reports that could affect layoffs.
Privacy professionals
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

The Productivity Surveillance Dilemma That HR Must Address Soon

Widespread workplace surveillance adopted during the pandemic now undermines trust, causes disengagement, reputational harm, and risks talent pipelines.
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