News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know. Parent comment

Re:If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know by JoeAltmaier on Friday February 02, 2018 @12:01PM (#16292090)
But not between a manager on the floor, looking you in the eye, and a bracelet doing the same.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know by xr4ti on Friday February 02, 2018 @12:54PM (#16292525)
A manager can't follow each individual employee every moment of the day.

To be a little more abstract, I'm talking about the degree of privacy and autonomy that workers are afforded. The reason people find the idea of wristband tracking objectionable is because it provides a means to reduce the autonomy of large numbers of workers beyond what was previously feasible.

[ Parent | on HN ]