Published: 9:00pm, 29 Apr, 2018 Updated: 10:56am, 17 Jul, 2018
Government-backed surveillance projects are now mining data directly from workers' brains via wireless sensors that can detect emotional spikes caused by anxiety or rage in employees working in the production line, the military, or at the helm of high-speed trains. Employers argue that this helps increase the overall efficiency of the workers by manipulating the frequency and length of break times so as reduce mental stress. The government has also been using its vast database to track down people who have left their jobs for greener pastures.