'We have heard your concerns': Meta workers can request pauses in computer activity tracking, but only in…
- Meta's MCI program rolling out, but workers are still unhappy about it
- Concerns raised over potential impacts on job prospects
- Temporary 30-minute pauses can be requested
Facebook parent company Meta has started rolling out a new workplace monitoring system that tracks employees' activity, including keyboard activity and total time spent on work devices.
Though the company cited security and data privacy as core drivers for the tracking, Meta faced backlash from workers over, ironically, their privacy.
However, in response to complaints, workers can temporarily disable monitoring in 30-minute increments.
Under the policy, workers must actively request an exemption, but only when they're handling activities they believe shouldn't be monitored.
While this may provide momentary respite, workers are still unhappy about the extent of employee monitoring and whether all workers fully understand what data is being collected. Beyond that, there's also concern that productivity metrics could be incorporated into performance reviews,...
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