> Yet, as far as I could tell, employees don't have too much say in all this. They're forced onto a particular platform without much control over what that plat

> Yet, as far as I could tell, employees don't have too much say in all this. They're forced onto a particular platform without much control over what that platform may record about them personally, with their employer being the potential beneficiary. Sorry but why is the author surprised by this? I work in corporate IT. We issue company-owned laptops / desktops / devices to employees, most of which come with Teams. Anything they do on these devices is subject to company monitoring. There is no privacy when using a company asset. All employees signed an agreement (Technology Use Policy) about this during their onboarding. Are companies asking employees to install Teams / other chat apps on their personal devices? Or is the author suggesting companies should not be able to view their employees conversations on an employee operated platform?