A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals

Many monitoring systems aim to prevent insider threats and safeguard sensitive information but regulators have privacy concerns. Photograph: EyeEm/Alamy

A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing.

Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping.