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From what I understand they wanted to instrument their offices (with cameras, microphones, thermometers, etc.) to collect data on the occupants ostensibly becau
by cgearhart 7y ago
From what I understand they wanted to instrument their offices (with cameras, microphones, thermometers, etc.) to collect data on the occupants ostensibly because they’re trying to be a tech company. Felt Orwellian, but it sounded interesting enough to at least hear them out.
- dictum 7y agoNot that it's novel — there are corporations specialized in tools to monitor employee activity — but there's no bamboozling in that claim: monitoring nearly every activity, no matter how intrusive, is what almost software and hardware does now.
- orblivion 7y agoOn the one hand it seems like a new level of creepy. On another level, it's kind of funny to have tech companies be the ones getting spied on.
- TrackerFF 7y agoAt my old company (energy company), they've now installed sensors at every desk - to track whether or not someone is sitting at the desk, and their activity level.