Wearables, work, the law, and you
My TPS reports are in and my vitals are good, boss.
Lots of employers use some monitoring in the workplace. They may keep track of who is watching YouTube, or use GPS tracking on delivery vans. But with the growth of wearable technologies that monitor physical information (where you move, who you talk to, what your fatigue or stress response is) there's potential for more personal monitoring at work than ever before.
Kirsten Thompson is a lawyer who specializes in data protection and privacy, with a keen interest in the intersection of law and technology. She guides us through the coming legal maze.