Eastern European dev here too, chiming in to confirm the validity of this argument in my experience. > Upwork will "mandate that you keep an app running that r

Eastern European dev here too, chiming in to confirm the validity of this argument in my experience. > Upwork will "mandate that you keep an app running that randomly takes screenshots of your desktop" Of course, this feels really intrusive and back in the day i negotiated fixed price contracts on Upwork with clients, though finding good projects on the platform (and not just ones that ask you to fix neglected WordPress installs) also took a lot of effort. Nonetheless, when studying in University and before having a proper long term job (in this case in a local company due to the stability of it and academic requirements to work in a credentialed company), it was a nice way to help me get some income!