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Re:Why you should think twice about Freelancer.com by krisgenre on Monday December 22, 2014 @01:40PM (#8784368)
odesk's time tracking app seems extremely scary ( watches keystrokes and takes screenshots ). Can't believe people actually install that thing.
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Re:Why you should think twice about Freelancer.com by clooney on Monday December 22, 2014 @02:30PM (#8784638)
I occasionally hire on Odesk and never require or even ask that the contractor use it. I refuse to use that feature. It's degrading for the worker. Digital slavery in a way.
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Re:Why you should think twice about Freelancer.com by stefantalpalaru on Monday December 22, 2014 @04:02PM (#8785210)
Not extremely, but yes, it's unpleasant. It counts the keystrokes and mouse clicks to prove activity and it takes one screenshot every 10 minutes which you can delete, at the cost of the corresponding 10 minutes not being billed.
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