https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/google-meta-microsoft-getting-worker-164724353.html
Northeastern found that all nine platforms shared workers’ personal details, including names, email addresses, and employer information, with tech and advertising companies. Employee activity data was also sent to more than 145 domains, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yandex, and AppLovin.
A third of the apps also offered precise location tracking, even when running in the background. Choffnes warned that this turns monitoring software into something that can follow workers beyond their desks.
What makes these findings more concerning is the recent trend of AI companies collecting human behavior data as training material.
Northeastern found that all nine platforms shared workers’ personal details, including names, email addresses, and employer information, with tech and advertising companies. Employee activity data was also sent to more than 145 domains, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yandex, and AppLovin.
A third of the apps also offered precise location tracking, even when running in the background. Choffnes warned that this turns monitoring software into something that can follow workers beyond their desks.
What makes these findings more concerning is the recent trend of AI companies collecting human behavior data as training material.