Administrators reviewed an adjunct professor’s comments to students on essay assignments. Managers instructed a pharmacist to cut appointment times after monitoring her patient visits. On a warehouse conveyor belt, scanners tracked worker speed to enforce the inspection of hundreds of items per hour.
Thousands of employers now track worker location, task performance, and communications using tools expanded during the coronavirus pandemic. These digital applications monitor activity and access cameras on company-issued smartphones and laptops, triggering concerns over how much privacy employees have surrendered, even at home.
