Let’s talk about bossware and if you haven’t heard that term yet, here’s what it is. Bossware is workplace surveillance software. Software that tracks your keystrokes, monitors what websites you visit, takes random screenshots of your screen throughout the day,
March 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Let’s talk about bossware and if you haven’t heard that term yet, here’s what it is. Bossware is workplace surveillance software. Software that tracks your keystrokes, monitors what websites you visit, takes random screenshots of your screen throughout the day,
Abolish bossware.
February 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Abolish bossware.
Threats and anomalies. In a contract about where people sit. That is not facilities management language. That is surveillance language particularly bossware language.
March 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Threats and anomalies. In a contract about where people sit. That is not facilities management language. That is surveillance language particularly bossware language.
Bro is like “I invented bossware but for the home. Where’s my money.”
“The application asks you what you're working on, then watches everything you do on your Mac desktop—every app you open—and uses AI to analyze what's on your screen. The tool can tell, from context, whether you're using a particular website productively or as a distraction.”
This AI Tool Will Tell You to Stop Slacking Off
Fomi watches you work, then scolds you when your attention wanders. It’s helpful, but there are privacy issues to consider.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Bro is like “I invented bossware but for the home. Where’s my money.”
Bossware from start to finish
September 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bossware from start to finish
Let’s talk about bossware and if you haven’t heard that term yet, here’s what it is. Bossware is workplace surveillance software. Software that tracks your keystrokes, monitors what websites you visit, takes random screenshots of your screen throughout the day,
March 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The surveillance state just keeps worsening.
#Bossware
This level of repression and vigilance is reaching exit velocity.
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#Bossware
This level of repression and vigilance is reaching exit velocity.
www.techtarget.com/whatis/featu...
March 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The surveillance state just keeps worsening.
#Bossware
This level of repression and vigilance is reaching exit velocity.
www.techtarget.com/whatis/featu...
#Bossware
This level of repression and vigilance is reaching exit velocity.
www.techtarget.com/whatis/featu...
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staff
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A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing.
Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
AI bossware vendors may promise efficiency or more objective decision-making, but “these systems are frequently faulty, have repeatedly demonstrated bias, and may not be aware of relevant local and state laws,” EFF’s Hudson Hongo told @computerworld.com.
How AI-enabled ‘bossware’ is being used to track and evaluate your work
Employee monitoring tools can be used to increase efficiency and productivity, but they can also be used in ways that feel unethical — such as deciding who gets laid off.
www.computerworld.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
AI bossware vendors may promise efficiency or more objective decision-making, but “these systems are frequently faulty, have repeatedly demonstrated bias, and may not be aware of relevant local and state laws,” EFF’s Hudson Hongo told @computerworld.com.
Happy Labor Day! In this piece from 2020, our staff investigates bossware– tech that bosses use to surveil and control their workers, and how to protect yourself.
Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers
COVID-19 has pushed millions of people to work from home, and a flock of companies offering software for tracking workers has swooped in to pitch their products to employers across the country.The
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September 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Happy Labor Day! In this piece from 2020, our staff investigates bossware– tech that bosses use to surveil and control their workers, and how to protect yourself.
googling "zhongshan suits" and shaking my head at every time they are called mao suits so that the bossware on my computer knows i am a loyal chen jiongming man
July 21, 2026 at 12:33 PM
googling "zhongshan suits" and shaking my head at every time they are called mao suits so that the bossware on my computer knows i am a loyal chen jiongming man
installed a bossware tracker on my university computer to see how it detects mouse jiggling, waiting for whatever university bossware is on here to detect the other bossware
March 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
installed a bossware tracker on my university computer to see how it detects mouse jiggling, waiting for whatever university bossware is on here to detect the other bossware
“If a worker committed the kind of incompetence that WorkComposer did, this data might be used to fire them,” EFF’s José told @gizmodo.com of a massive bossware data breach. “WorkComposer, too, should be out of a job.”
An Employee Surveillance Company Leaked Over 21 Million Screenshots Online
The leak highlights how digital workplace surveillance exposes employees to new risks.
gizmodo.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“If a worker committed the kind of incompetence that WorkComposer did, this data might be used to fire them,” EFF’s José told @gizmodo.com of a massive bossware data breach. “WorkComposer, too, should be out of a job.”
UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
Proposals span AI productivity scores, keystroke logging, biometrics, and other ways to watch workers
www.theregister.com
August 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
We should use bossware on their body cams to chickenize cops and turn them into reverse centaurs if they can't behave.
September 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
We should use bossware on their body cams to chickenize cops and turn them into reverse centaurs if they can't behave.
Social media monitoring is alive and well in UK
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staff
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Social media monitoring is alive and well in UK
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
10 minutes after finding out that Bossware is installed on my computer
squidward from spongebob is holding a briefcase and says i quit
ALT: squidward from spongebob is holding a briefcase and says i quit
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March 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
10 minutes after finding out that Bossware is installed on my computer
Federal workers at USDA, VA and SSA are all under threat of being spied on by "bossware" as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate the federal workforce. But workers have rights, and federal unions are fighting back.
“Determining office usage based solely on the number of staff in attendance creates a false narrative that offices are underused or underneeded. In reality, they are simply understaffed.”
Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers - The American Prospect
The contract kicks off a Trump administration plan to track workers at the Social Security Administration and Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
buff.ly
May 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Federal workers at USDA, VA and SSA are all under threat of being spied on by "bossware" as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate the federal workforce. But workers have rights, and federal unions are fighting back.
EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social joined WOSU Public Media’s All Sides to discuss the bossware that employers use to keep tabs digitally on their workers, and how to tell if if it’s on your devices.
Tech Tuesday: New Albany clinic is using technology to boost stroke recovery
Ohio leads the nation in the percentage of stroke cases, according to the CDC.
www.wosu.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social joined WOSU Public Media’s All Sides to discuss the bossware that employers use to keep tabs digitally on their workers, and how to tell if if it’s on your devices.
“Tech worker rights orgs argue remote employee monitoring produces more negative results than positive. EFF, which originated the term ‘bossware,’ has denounced employee monitoring software as a violation of privacy. CDT has denounced bossware as a threat to the safety & health of employees.”
March 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Tech worker rights orgs argue remote employee monitoring produces more negative results than positive. EFF, which originated the term ‘bossware,’ has denounced employee monitoring software as a violation of privacy. CDT has denounced bossware as a threat to the safety & health of employees.”
What do firms get out of bossware if not productivity increases?
What is the most interesting question in your subfield that PhD candidates could consider pursuing?
I’ll start:
I’ll start:
September 29, 2023 at 2:52 PM
What do firms get out of bossware if not productivity increases?
‘Bossware’
Bossware booms as bots determine whether you're doing a good job
www.theregister.com/2025/11/23/b...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/23/b...
Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff
: A lot of companies are turning to employee monitoring tools to make sure workers aren't slacking off
www.theregister.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
‘Bossware’
Bossware is on the rise—and it’s threatening #WorkersRights.
Our policy agenda examines how unchecked workplace surveillance is degrading job quality & highlights worker-led solutions that use tech to empower, not exploit. It's time for lawmakers to follow their lead: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Our policy agenda examines how unchecked workplace surveillance is degrading job quality & highlights worker-led solutions that use tech to empower, not exploit. It's time for lawmakers to follow their lead: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
When 'Bossware' Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses - National Employment Law Project
Our report highlights the problems posed by employers’ excessive and inappropriate use of technology to monitor and manage workers.
www.nelp.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bossware is on the rise—and it’s threatening #WorkersRights.
Our policy agenda examines how unchecked workplace surveillance is degrading job quality & highlights worker-led solutions that use tech to empower, not exploit. It's time for lawmakers to follow their lead: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Our policy agenda examines how unchecked workplace surveillance is degrading job quality & highlights worker-led solutions that use tech to empower, not exploit. It's time for lawmakers to follow their lead: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
When it comes to “bossware” installed by employers to spy on workers, “even figuring out what is on your computer can be a huge step to figuring out how you want to deal with it,” EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told the @washingtonpost.com.
Your employer might be spying on you. Here’s how workers can check.
Six things you can do to get a sense of whether your company is watching what you do on your devices, according to experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
When it comes to “bossware” installed by employers to spy on workers, “even figuring out what is on your computer can be a huge step to figuring out how you want to deal with it,” EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told the @washingtonpost.com.
Spiel nebenbei derzeit mit einer Bossware.
Sind gerade am Dokumentieren wie viele Datenschutzverstöße wir finden können. Bisher >60 !!!
Merke: Nutzt nicht die Laptops von der Arbeit für Private dinge. Nein auch nicht Bluesky!!!
Bossware sind Schnüffel Programme die auf Arbeits PC sind.
Sind gerade am Dokumentieren wie viele Datenschutzverstöße wir finden können. Bisher >60 !!!
Merke: Nutzt nicht die Laptops von der Arbeit für Private dinge. Nein auch nicht Bluesky!!!
Bossware sind Schnüffel Programme die auf Arbeits PC sind.
November 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Spiel nebenbei derzeit mit einer Bossware.
Sind gerade am Dokumentieren wie viele Datenschutzverstöße wir finden können. Bisher >60 !!!
Merke: Nutzt nicht die Laptops von der Arbeit für Private dinge. Nein auch nicht Bluesky!!!
Bossware sind Schnüffel Programme die auf Arbeits PC sind.
Sind gerade am Dokumentieren wie viele Datenschutzverstöße wir finden können. Bisher >60 !!!
Merke: Nutzt nicht die Laptops von der Arbeit für Private dinge. Nein auch nicht Bluesky!!!
Bossware sind Schnüffel Programme die auf Arbeits PC sind.