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From what I understand they wanted to instrument their offices (with cameras, microphones, thermometers, etc.) to collect data on the occupants ostensibly because they’re trying to be a tech company. Felt Orwellian, but it sounded interesting enough to at least hear them out.

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Not that it's novel — there are corporations specialized in tools to monitor employee activity — but there's no bamboozling in that claim: monitoring nearly every activity, no matter how intrusive, is what almost software and hardware does now.

On the one hand it seems like a new level of creepy. On another level, it's kind of funny to have tech companies be the ones getting spied on.

At my old company (energy company), they've now installed sensors at every desk - to track whether or not someone is sitting at the desk, and their activity level.

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