Anyone know of tattleware type platforms that Allstate is using to monitor work from home activity?
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As someone who has worked in IT, I can tell you that everything is recorded, BUT......
Your boss will never know. The only way they can is if they have a case for misuse or feel you're not doing your job. Then they can request reports. Not really done ever.
The internal infrastructure is a mess of different systems patched together with an 18 month lead time for upgrades and you think IT is sophisticated enough to watch you. Lol.
They check your daily production . Easy as that
They don’t need “spyware”, I’ve seen my own database of VA calls, it was literally EVERY SINGLE ONE, even the ones where they lose connection and it’s just me blankly staring at a screen. Basically EVERYtHING you do is recorded, saved, and can pulled from a database.
Question was more from a legal standpoint. There is a lot of discussion around work from home, what is captured on skype, what is seen in your zoom call, etc. in the legal world. On top of that, can your employer turn your work camera on and view your home just because your computer is on or can they only intrude during work hours???
Major infraction of privacy from where i sit. You big brain dip sticks (respondant #2) who know all that live in this forum do keep it entertaining if nothing else! Also sad..
I barely work 5 hours a day at home, but my metric is always better than expected.
Not Allstate specific but a good article - from today.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/05/covid-coronavirus-work-home-office-surveillance
Is this a joke? You're using their computer, going through VPN to access their network and working in their systems/programs. There's no need for spyware, everything you do, or don't do, is known.
Besides that, the are the low tech ways of identifying those who aren't working, as they are the people that never return calls, never respond to emails, never are active in Teams, etc.
There are a lot of well funded workplace analytics resources who have lots of data, fancy tools, not a lot of sense, and feel the need to prove themselves.
It is very safe to assume that your employer has something watching.
Pretend they don't at your own risk. Regardless of what they say or what you hear.
Things like that will make layoffs much easier. I mean... sure, there are some jobs where activity monitors won't ever tell the tale properly... but if you're one of those who logs in, hits the vpn and does just enough to keep their lock screen from activating throughout the day... it shouldn't surprise you if you're on the next 'list' of folks up for consideration.
You are logging into their VPN. They can see everything
Would not surprise me if they did have spyware.