How far is too far with employee monitoring? Barclays case could offer litmus
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Neil Hodge2020-08-20T14:54:00
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating allegations that Barclays Bank had effectively been spying on employees by using an intrusive software system that monitored workers’ activity.
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