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As Workplace Surveillance Grows, Experts Say It's Good to Know the Ways Your Employer Is Watching

Investigators found some monitoring programs share names, emails and other worker data with hundreds of outside brokers and tech companies.

Employers are increasingly using technology to monitor the whereabouts, productivity and communications of workers.

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As workplace surveillance grows, experts say it's good to know the ways your employer is watching

Employers are increasingly using technology to monitor the whereabouts, productivity and communications of workers.

·New York, United States
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In one case, university administrators read the comments a teacher made to students about their personal essays. In another, managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after tracking the amount and duration of their appointments. And in another, the scanners on a conveyor belt from a warehouse monitored the pace of the workers to make sure they inspected hundreds of items per hour.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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