Bossware

Workplace monitoring tools spill worker data to third parties, study finds

A Columbia Law–led study of nine bossware (workplace-monitoring) tools found all of them share worker data with third parties, including major ad platforms like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, expanding data flows beyond employers and raising privacy and potential discrimination concerns. Researchers call for a bright-line ban on sharing, limits on collecting sensitive data, and stronger state/federal privacy enforcement to curb this ongoing surveillance.”