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policy8 days ago•52 min saved

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.”

via theverge.com|

#bossware #data-sharing #policy

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Meta trims 8,000 jobs as A.I. spending surges

Meta plans to lay off about 8,000 employees (roughly 10% of its workforce) and not fill thousands of open roles as it doubles down on AI, with projected AI spending of about $135 billion this year, while also starting to monitor workers' computer activity to train its AI models.

via BBC|

#ai-spending #artificial-intelligence #layoffs

technology1 month ago•6 min saved

JPMorgan’s AI-Usage Dashboards Spotlight Engineers’ Tool Adoption

JPMorgan is rolling out internal dashboards to track how engineers use AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude, with a quarterly scoring system that ranks users and informs managers about AI adoption. The bank says the data isn’t used in performance reviews, but employees describe growing pressure to demonstrate frequent AI use, amid dashboards showing tens of thousands of users and a tiered “non/light/heavy” usage classification. Some workers welcome the tools for productivity gains, while others worry about being labeled underperformers or overworked as AI adoption accelerates.

via Business Insider|

#ai-usage #github-copilot #internal-dashboards

technology2 years ago•7 min saved

"AI's Impact on Surveillance and Compliance in Business"

Several major companies are using AI technology from Aware to monitor employee communications on platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams, analyzing sentiment and identifying behaviors such as bullying, harassment, and noncompliance. While the company claims to anonymize data and protect privacy, concerns have been raised about the potential for chilling effects on workplace communication and the accuracy of AI-generated inferences. Critics argue that the use of AI for employee surveillance raises worker rights and privacy issues, and that it may be difficult for employees to defend themselves if disciplined based on AI-flagged interactions.

via CNBC|

#ai #aware #employee-monitoring

technology2 years ago•0 min saved

Amazon's Controversial Hybrid Working Policy Sparks Outrage and Layoffs

Amazon has been using an algorithm to track and target its US staff who violate the company's three-day-in-office rule, according to leaked documents. The algorithm, known as "Unicorn," analyzes employee data to identify those who spend less than three days per week in the office and then automatically generates lists of workers to be monitored or potentially fired. This revelation raises concerns about workplace surveillance, privacy, and the extent to which companies can track and control their employees.

via Financial Times|

#amazon #data-tracking #employee-monitoring

technology3 years ago•1 min saved

Privacy Concerns: Bosses' Surveillance of Remote and In-Office Workers.

Employers may be able to access activity logs of employees using digital workplace tools, which can leave a digital footprint. However, workplace and software providers advise against using metrics and data to track productivity, as it may break trust. Instead, they suggest using other methods such as Microsoft's Viva Goals to set objectives and goals and track progress together. Activities that employers may be able to see on video conferencing platforms like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace are listed.

via The Washington Post|

#digital-footprint #microsoft #productivity-tracking