September 24, 2004

Big Boss is watching

Cell phones are giving employers new ways to check up on employees in the field--and raising fresh workplace privacy concerns as a result, reports News.com via Gizmodo

"GPS-enabled cell phones can track users, and employers are eager to keep their mobile workers on an electronic leash.

Bosses want the service, many consumers want the service, and the technology is becoming cheaper and more widely available. Get used to the eye in the sky."

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