Is Spying The New “Managing”?

With the delay in “return to the office", the popularity of "spyware" is on the increase. What is it? It is software that covertly obtains information about another person's computer activities. That information can be keystrokes, time tracking, file tracking, location, and/or use of the internet, apps, email, web cams, or instant messaging (see Everything You Need To Know About Employee Monitoring).

In the past, only companies with a manual labor force would monitor and track employee activity. But the rise of the remote workforce has increased the proportion of professionals like lawyers, accountants, and health care workers . . .