Cell Phone Uses Accelerometer To Spy On Employees' Activities

Fast Company:

Just occasionally, a bit of gear comes out that makes you wonder just whose side technology is on. And none more than this cell-phone idea from the R&D geeks at KDDI Corporation, one of Japan's biggest cell-phone makers. Spyware by any other name, the technology will enable bosses to use the accelerometer on their employees' phones to check up on whether they're working or not.

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Comments

[Altruth]

11:17 PM on 03/09/2010

Hey folk, don't use company provided equipment for anything except business and DON'T even take it to your home if you can help it!

[VinceTeeter]

06:28 PM on 03/08/2010

Ha, this is nothing more than Ma Bell's time and motion studies back in the 1930's

[crayola 08b]

01:51 PM on 03/08/2010

We are Borg.