Office surveillance: Digital leash on workers could be crossing a line
A recent report said that algorithmic systems typically used in monitoring the performance of warehouse workers have pervaded more and more industries.
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Google’s Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls
The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope with workplace sensibilities changed by the pandemic.
Half a million Dutch home workers monitored via software
For 13% of homeworkers, the employer uses software to monitor whether they are at work.
Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees
Apple’s new guidelines prohibit manufacturing partners from collecting biometric data such as fingerprints or facial scans of Apple employees who visit their facilities.
Facing Off Against Employee Monitoring Requirements
Many jurisdictions have adopted legal requirements that indirectly regulate network monitoring activities, since monitoring typically requires the collection and tracking of IP addresses, device IDs and other data that can be linked to a particular employee’s communication devices.
66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home
20% of home workers admit to printing confidential employee info including payroll, addresses and medical information.
UK bosses set up IT systems to track Covid vaccine status of staff
Moves to assess who has had coronavirus jab could be used by human resources teams to assess employability
Microsoft Developing Workplace Surveillance System to ‘Score’ Meeting Productivity
A recent patent application reveals Microsoft is developing a “meeting insight computing system” that would monitor body language, facial expressions, […]
Insider data breaches set to increase due to remote work shift
A third (33%) of all data breach incidents in 2021 are expected to be caused by insiders, according to the […]
Surveillance Startup Used Own Cameras to Harass Coworkers
Verkada, a fast-growing Silicon Valley surveillance startup, equips its offices in downtown San Mateo, California, with its own state-of-the-art security […]
French Court Says an Employer Can Use a Facebook Post to Dismiss an Employee
On September 30, 2020, the French Court of Cassation ruled in favor of an employer that dismissed an employee because […]
Coronavirus opens door to company surveillance of workers
Privacy advocates warn of a slippery slope toward “normalizing” new levels of employer surveillance. Employers are rushing to use digital […]