If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) privacy@lemmy.caEnglish • 1 year ago message-square16fedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150external-linkIf you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off.www.businessinsider.com Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) privacy@lemmy.caEnglish • 1 year ago message-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-square Cyborganism ( @cyborganism@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink25•1 year agoOh. Like MS Teams that changes my status if I stop moving my mouse for one minute?
minus-square bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink14•edit-21 year agoI like the idea that this is somehow used as tracking by managers. Everyone in my workplace just agrees it’s a bug in Teams and that you can’t rely on someone’s online status icon to know if they’re around.
minus-square corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink13•1 year ago… handily defeated by placing your mouse on top of a wristwatch.
minus-square freebread ( @freebread@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoSound plan- I personally run a script that toggles numlock every few minutes.
minus-square LeftHandedWave ( @LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoOr putting something heavy on the left shift key.
Oh. Like MS Teams that changes my status if I stop moving my mouse for one minute?
I like the idea that this is somehow used as tracking by managers. Everyone in my workplace just agrees it’s a bug in Teams and that you can’t rely on someone’s online status icon to know if they’re around.
… handily defeated by placing your mouse on top of a wristwatch.
Sound plan- I personally run a script that toggles numlock every few minutes.
Or putting something heavy on the left shift key.