High-tech surveillance practices are spreading to workplaces up and down the country. These practices vary widely across industries - they include:
- Spyware recording every click and keystroke of desk workers, often on work from home devices in sectors including insurance and recruitment.
- Construction workers, forced to use biometric sign-ins and GPS tracking apps while on site
- National Express coach drivers subject to AI-powered “fatigue monitoring” while they’re at the wheel
- Office workers’ attendance monitored using Wi-Fi connection records
- Supermarket workers’ ‘pick rates’ and performance assessed by handheld computers
