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Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 day ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The COVID-19 lockdown meant a surge in remote work, and the trend toward remote and hybrid workplaces has persisted long after the pandemic receded. That has changed the nature of workplace management as well. Bosses can't check for butts in seats or look over their employees' shoulders in the office to make sure they're working instead of having a LAN party. So they've turned to software tools to fill the gap.

So-called “bossware” lets managers keep a close eye on employees' activity, tracking everything from knowledge workers’ website visits to the gait and facial expressions of those involved in more physical activities.

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[–] nullroot@lemmy.world 61 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's a weird way to spell spyware.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, I like "bossware". It tells you exactly what it is. It's "spyware from your boss".

[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Time to create a new anti-bossware product, and call it Worker. Maybe it could be peer-to-peer to help propagate newly identified Bossware signatures. Some kind of worker's collective as it were.

[–] varjen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Workerware like mouse jigglers and other keepalive tools that lets you focus on work instead of having to keep the screensaver from turning on.