Magnificent irony as Meta staff unhappy about running surveillance software on work PCs
Zuck reportedly needs to capture workers’ keystrokes to build AI
Meta, the company built on watching everything its billions of users do online so it can keep them clicking on ragebait and targeted ads, is reportedly now installing surveillance software on employees’ work computers.
Newswire Reuters reports that Meta management sent staff a memo informing them that they’ll soon run a new tool called “Model Capability Initiative” that will record their keystrokes, mouse movements, and even take occasional screenshots – all in the name of gathering data the social networking giant can use to build better AI models.
Business Insider claims it’s got the memo, which apparently says surveillance will observe workers as they use “work-related applications and URLs” including Gmail, GChat, VCCode, and an internal app called “Metamate”.
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