
Digital Surveillance at Work: The Rise of Algorithmic Monitoring
Remote work has given employees freedom , but with it has also come digital surveillance . We discussed this some time ago in an article, reporting that these monitoring tools are also coming to Microsoft Teams. Therefore, instead of the boss’s unwavering gaze, this role will increasingly be played by ” algorithms ” that monitor how long applications are open, which websites are visited, and how actively the mouse is moved and keys pressed. Advanced systems even analyze employees’ facial expressions and the way they walk in front of a webcam. But these tools also highlight the inherent limitations of collecting personal

