bossware
Workplace surveillance software
Bossware is software that employers install on company devices to monitor employee activity—tracking keystrokes, screenshots, mouse movements, website visits, and time spent on applications.
The term carries a negative connotation, suggesting surveillance that crosses into invasive territory: The company's bossware logs every email I send.
Also called employee monitoring software by those who sell it.
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- screenshotsCaptured display images
- screen recordingCaptured display video
- time trackingLogging hours spent
Resistance to something proposed
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- labor organizingWorkers forming collective bargaining units
- unionizationForming a labor collective
- digital rightsOnline privacy legal protections
protest · policy reform · legislation · regulation · turnover · quiet quitting · resentment · workplace culture
Employment from afar
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- home officeResidential work area
- flexible workAdjustable employment terms
- virtual officeBusiness presence without premises
workforce management · labor relations · timesheets · work hours · accountability
Systematic accumulation of facts
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- employee rightsLegal safeguards for workers
- personal boundariesSelf-set relationship rules
- surveillance capitalismProfiting from collected user data
digital privacy · intrusion · overreach · transparency · data protection · GDPR · privacy violation · informed consent
Formal request document
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- cloud-basedStored on remote servers
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
deployment · installation · stealth mode · agent-based · browser extension · integration · algorithms · real-time alerts
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- screenshotsCaptured display images
- screen recordingCaptured display video
time tracking · digital surveillance · remote monitoring · screen capture
pushback
Resistance to something proposed
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- labor organizingWorkers forming collective bargaining units
- unionizationForming a labor collective
digital rights · protest · policy reform · legislation · regulation · turnover · quiet quitting · resentment · workplace culture · autonomy
remote work
Employment from afar
- telecommutingEmployment from afar
- home officeResidential work area
- flexible workAdjustable employment terms
virtual office · workforce management · labor relations · timesheets · work hours · accountability
data collection
Systematic accumulation of facts
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- employee rightsLegal safeguards for workers
- personal boundariesSelf-set relationship rules
surveillance capitalism · digital privacy · intrusion · overreach · transparency · data protection · GDPR · privacy violation · informed consent · opt-out
application
Formal request document
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- cloud-basedStored on remote servers
SaaS · deployment · installation · stealth mode · agent-based · browser extension · integration · algorithms · real-time alerts