How a new age of surveillance is changing work
Look out: your boss may be watching you
WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE is nothing new. The dark Satanic mills of 18th-century Britain had supervisors to crack the whip. Shops have long used CCTV to monitor customers and staff, and some factory and warehouse workers have had to face the humiliation of timed toilet breaks. Still, if you enjoy the comfort of a white-collar job, you may be stunned to learn just how much you are being watched.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The professional panopticon”
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