Petition Protect employee privacy by making electronic monitoring illegal

In some companies employees are tracked so closely that their managers can see if they pause between tasks or, even stop for a chat. Some companies are even monitoring workers metabolism. Some use 'badges worn by employees to record their movements, interactions and “speaking patterns”

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Employment monitoring article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/20/digital-giants-workers-robots-film-employee-monitoring-the-circle

BBC news Which! Report on personal data being sold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38694016

New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/technology/data-crunching-is-coming-to-help-your-boss-manage-your-time.html

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12 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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