Meta pauses employee tracking program after sensitive keystroke and screenshot data leaked internally
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Meta paused its employee tracking program (Model Capability Initiative/MCI) nearly two months after informing US workers that software would log keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screenshots. The pause wasn't due to privacy concerns but because a leak exposed that sensitive tracking data was left accessible to anyone inside the company. Meta is now investigating the breach, and the incident validates employee concerns raised from the start about the invasive monitoring program.
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bskyMeta pauses employee tracking program after sensitive keystroke and screenshot data leaked internallytimesofindia.indiatimes.comKey quotes
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The reason isn't a change of heart over privacy. It's a leak.
Meta left sensitive data gathered from employee laptops sitting open to anyone inside the company, exposing keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screenshots of what was on workers' screens.
The timing couldn't be more awkward for a program staff had warned about from day one.
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