Employers Are Mining the Data Their Workers Generate To Figure Out What They're Up To, and With Whom

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: The report says that "U.S. employers are legally entitled to access any communications or intellectual property created in the workplace or on devices they pay for that employees use for work." Companies are getting smarter by analyzing phone calls and conference room conversations. "In some cases, tonal analysis can help diagnose culture issues on a team, showing who dominates conversations, who demurs and who resists efforts to engage in emotional discussions," the report says.

Source: Slashdot.org

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