MPs spending thousands on security + How your boss is spying on you
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Deep Dive: Microsoft Teams knows when you’re online, when you’re in a meeting and, with the right add-ons, how fast you’re typing.
Workplace monitoring has quietly moved from CCTV cameras into the everyday software we use for our jobs. Now AI is turning that data into dashboards that rank staff on how “productive” they are.
Most workers have no idea it’s happening, and a few lines buried in their employment contract may be the only warning they ever get.
So how much is your boss allowed to know about you ... and what can they actually do with it?
In this episode of The Briefing, Tessa Randello is joined by Professor Edward Santow, co-director of the Human Technology Institute at UTS, to unpack how everyday tech became a surveillance tool and what you can do if you think you’re being watched.
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