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Work from home, get spied on by your boss

Work from home, get spied on by your boss

We examine how and why companies are spying on their workers at home… and whether there’s a backlash coming.

Headlines From The Times · Nick Bloom, Don Lee, Kinsee Morlan, Ashlea Brown, Lauren Raab, Kasia Broussalian, Shannon Lin, Shani Hilton, Melissa Kaplan, Denise Guerra, Angel Carreras, Gustavo Arellano

January 12, 202218m 45s

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Show Notes

A Gallup poll last fall found that 45% of full-time U.S. employees were still working from home at least some of their hours. A full quarter of them exclusively work from home. Because of this, companies are increasingly using technology to monitor the activities of their workers while they’re on the clock, wherever they are. 

Today, we examine how and why companies are spying on their workers at home… and whether there’s a backlash coming.

More reading: 

Is your company secretly monitoring your work at home? 

Since COVID, the practice has surged 

How your employer can keep track of your work at home So your employer is monitoring you. What you should know

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