Study finds all nine workplace monitoring tools examined share employee data with third parties
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Lauren Feiner
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Summary
A new study led by Stephanie Nguyen (Columbia Law School and former FTC chief technologist) examined nine workplace monitoring software tools and found that all of them share employee data with third-party platforms, including digital advertising platforms and data brokers. The data shared ranges from names and email addresses to web browsing activity, raising significant privacy concerns about the extent of surveillance and data sharing in modern workplaces.
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The data ranged from names and email addresses to web browsing activity.
Hundreds of thousands of workplaces use software to monitor employees.
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