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. However, Qiao Zhian, 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.