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Boeing pauses surveillance plan to track employees at the office (www.seattletimes.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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Boeing began Monday installing “workplace occupancy sensors” in the main Everett office towers that use motion detectors and cameras mounted in ceiling tiles above workstations, conference rooms and common areas.

The sensors are intended to gather information that’s then analyzed using artificial intelligence to feed data to Boeing real estate and facilities managers about how many people are coming to the office and using specific spaces, and for how long.

For people already concerned about how their internet and cellphone use can be tracked outside work, this new form of workplace surveillance proved unwelcome, despite Boeing’s insistence that it doesn’t invade anyone’s personal privacy.

The plan was outlined to employees last week and one was creeped out enough at the prospect to share the PowerPoint presentation with The Seattle Times.

“It scared me to my core,” said the employee, who declined to provide their name. “What you can see is, to say the least, evil.”

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Just another reason in the long list of reasons not to work for that company

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Another win for the health insurance shooter.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

I really can't umagine however any aviation companies ever designed and built airplanes that didn't fall out of the sky before they fitted all employees with chair occupancy butt plugs.

[–] sprittytinkles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I very nearly applied at Boeing purely for the education benefits. Then like a month later there was the huge IAM strike, which would have included me, and a huge layoff after the strike. Glad I dodged that bullet.