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Technology,
Labor/Employment

Mar. 25, 2021

Tools for remote work may have nefarious applications

“Even in a state like California, which is pretty regulatory and generally employee friendly, there are really very few regulations about technology in the workplace. The laws are a lit-tle behind the technology.”

Last year, Coworker.org, an advocacy group that has helped gig workers and employees at companies like Starbucks campaign for improved work conditions, began to put together a list of technological tools employers were implementing in workplaces across the nation.

The group wanted to know: What were these tools called? What did manufacturers and employers say they were using this technology for? And what were the other unstated — b...

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