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 width and length of break ##ages so as reduce mental fatigue . However , dong dong , a professor of management psychology , said that while the devices may make businesses more competitive , the technology could also be abused by firms to control minds and infringe privacy .