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June 20, 2021

Surveillance of workers: Ethical?

Technology has changed the way we do our work – we can make more choices about how, when, and where we do our work than ever before. However, it has also created many new and sophisticated methods of workplace surveillance. West and Bowman (2014) report that almost 75% of major corporations monitor and attempt to control employee behavior with technology. Surveillance practices range from the use of key cards to video and audio recording. In their article in Administration and Society, they take up the question, “Are such practices ethical?”

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