Employers say they're tracking workers' activity mainly for two reasons: to promote security and to boost productivity. Makers of monitoring software report booming sales, and their products run the gamut in terms of surveillance capabilities. One common feature is that they allow employers to track and collect data on workers' devices without users' knowledge. Even if workers use their personal devices, their employer could still legally track their activity if they're using company email accounts, networks or servers. Monitoring internet activity is a common feature of most monitoring software, although there are varying degrees of access that an employer may have.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 25, 2021 03:25 UTC