‘The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy’ – BBC
The pandemic forced millions of people, who previously carried out most or all of their work in the office, to… read more
PowerPoint’s presenter coach expands to Microsoft Teams and takes on the new name speaker coach – Microsoft
Today, we announced speaker coach is coming soon to Microsoft Teams! Bring your best self into every meeting with speaker coach, your own private,… read more
All the ways Slack (and your boss) tracks you and how to stop it
Learn about Slack’s data collection, what your boss can access, how to boost security, & how to fix notifications: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/slack-privacy-settings-notifications
‘Every smile you fake’ — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how ‘happy’ China’s workers are in the office
“Applying emotion-recognition software to employees also poses a threat to diversity because it forces people to act in a way… read more
JASIST Special Issue: Information Privacy in the Digital Age (September 2020)
…[T]here is a clear tension between developing and using technology for social goods and how that same technology might give… read more
AI Can Run Your Work Meetings Now
Pardes, A. (2020, November 24). AI can run your work meetings now. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/ai-can-run-work-meetings-now-headroom-clockwise/
Research: Knowledge Workers Are More Productive from Home – Harvard Business Review
What’s going on here? It seems we have been taking more direct charge of our time during lockdown. Working from… read more
Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers
Learn about “bossware” which is growing in popularity as more individuals work from home. Discover what this software captures &… read more
Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?
Hooker, L. (2020, June 30). Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you? BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53109207
Brown U first to require use of Alphabet Verily app – Fast Company
Fast Company reports that Brown University will require employees to use Alphabet (Google) Inc. subsidiary Verily’s “Healthy at Work” app…. read more