Meta employees are protesting a new monitoring system that captures occasional screenshots and logs mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes to “teach” AI. The rollout comes days before Meta’s planned 10% layoffs on May 20, raising fears of surveillance and shrinking worker autonomy. Meta says the data is needed for real computer-use examples, while UK staff push unionization.
Meta employees in the US are protesting the rollout of mouse-tracking software across company offices. Staff circulated flyers urging colleagues to sign a petition, arguing the technology crosses lines on workplace surveillance. Meta says the tracking is needed to develop AI agents, while employees point to labour laws that protect their right to organise for better working conditions.
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An Indian woman turned down a work-from-home offer after the hiring company demanded all-day webcam access and frequent screenshots every 10 minutes. Her viral question, “Hiring humans or robots?”, has sparked a wider debate on workplace surveillance, trust, and whether remote work is becoming as invasive and stressful as office monitoring—or worse.
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