Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
A recent study reveals that workplace monitoring tools, often used by employers, are sharing employee data with third-party platforms, including major companies like Google and Facebook. The research examined nine different monitoring services and found that all of them transmitted personal information such as names and web history to external entities. This raises significant privacy concerns regarding the extent of data sharing in workplace environments.
- ▪Hundreds of thousands of workplaces utilize software to monitor employees.
- ▪A study found that all nine examined workplace monitoring tools shared data with third-party platforms.
- ▪The data shared included names, email addresses, and web history.
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| Original publisher | The Verge |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theverge.com/policy/935299/bossware-employer-surveillance |
| Publication time | 2026-05-21T12:03:05-04:00 |
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