Meta scales back employee keystroke tracking for AI training after backlash, offers 30-minute opt-out windows
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Summary
Meta is scaling back its plan to track employees' keystrokes and mouse clicks for AI training after internal backlash. New controls allow workers to pause data collection for up to 30 minutes at a time, though critics argue this is insufficient. The tracking tool was originally announced in April and drew criticism from staff concerned about workplace surveillance.
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· 3 pulledMeta is scaling back its plan to start tracking its employees' computer activity, according to an internal memo sent on Tuesday.
In April the company received criticism from its own staff after it announced a new tool would log their keystrokes and mouse clicks to train its AI models.
new controls will allow employees to pause the data collection for 'up to 30 minutes at a time'
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