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'The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy'

'The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy'

'The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy'
05 November 2021

Electronic monitoring of home workers by companies is rising sharply, a survey suggests. The government is being urged to toughen the rules - and ban most webcam use.

"It was creepy," says Chris. "One of my managers was watching people's personal computers to monitor what we were doing at home - all the time, not just when we were working. It was a bizarre way to carry on."

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