<story><title>Invasive, secretive “bossware” tracking workers</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/inside-invasive-secretive-bossware-tracking-workers</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tyxodiwktis</author><text>I used to work at a company that hired temps off Craigslist to do fairly sensitive healthcare work. The economics and extreme seasonality made that the only viable approach. Software like this was absolutely critical to limiting what people could do and preventing things like identity theft etc. Strong deterrent effect too- during orientation they would show people exactly what they could see. Not great in a general work environment with FTEs but these tools have legitimate uses.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>deeblering4</author><text>Not hiring temps off craigslist to do sensitive healthcare work seems like a pretty viable approach, too.</text></comment>
<story><title>Invasive, secretive “bossware” tracking workers</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/inside-invasive-secretive-bossware-tracking-workers</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tyxodiwktis</author><text>I used to work at a company that hired temps off Craigslist to do fairly sensitive healthcare work. The economics and extreme seasonality made that the only viable approach. Software like this was absolutely critical to limiting what people could do and preventing things like identity theft etc. Strong deterrent effect too- during orientation they would show people exactly what they could see. Not great in a general work environment with FTEs but these tools have legitimate uses.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>titzer</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m sorry, that company does &lt;i&gt;what&lt;/i&gt;? It is absolutely insane that temps off Craigslist could be trusted with such sensitive information under &lt;i&gt;any&lt;/i&gt; circumstances. That company is asking for a data breach and to be sued into oblivion.&lt;p&gt;The fundamental problem here is that that company is cutting corners to save money. Full stop.</text></comment>