3 ms·
Woman allegedly fired for deleting iPhone app that monitored her 24/7
- ColinWright 11y agoHere are a few previous submissions of this story, in case people want to see previous discussion, or compare versions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9526520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9526520 (6 comments) Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day (arstechnica.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9527530 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9527530 (1 comment) Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day (arstechnica.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9529844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9529844 (3 comments) Woman fired for uninstalling app on company phone that tracked her 24 hrs a day (rt.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9532688 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9532688 (1 comment) Employee fired after removing GPS tracking app from her smartphone (bgr.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9533071 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9533071 Employee says she was fired for deleting Xora GPS apps (slate.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9538062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9538062 Woman fired after disabling work app that tracked her movements 24/7 (theverge.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9539528 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9539528 Woman fired after disabling GPS on work phone (cnn.com)
- tempodox 11y agoI wonder how much of this was stipulated in written contract, or if it's just employer's whim. Would a contract be legal if it made you subservient to an app?