Last September, Microsoft CEOSatya Nadellaidentified an issue that was eating away at managers: productivity paranoia.
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So came the rise of interest in authoritarian-sounding employee monitoring software such asStaffCopandTime Doctor.

Some providers reported increased demand for their software, withbusiness triplingafter the outbreak of the pandemic.
And, unlike some data protection laws in the US, GDPR offers protections for employee-related information.
And only the data necessary to achieve these justifiable aims should be captured.

But rules and regulations are not the only reason employers should tread carefully when it comes to workplace surveillance.
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