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If Workers Slack Off, the Wristband Will Know. (And Amazon Has a Patent for It.)

A Amazon patenteou uma pulseira que permite às entidades empregadoras seguir todos os passos dos seus colaboradores. Mais do que isso, a pulseira vibra sempre que tem a informação de que algo errado está a ser feito pelo funcionário.

. «What if your employer made you wear a wristband that tracked your every move, and that even nudged you via vibrations when it judged that you were doing something wrong? What if your supervisor could identify every time you paused to scratch or fidget, and for how long you took a bathroom break?

The online retail giant, which plans to build a second headquarters and recently shortlisted 20 potential host cities for it, has also been known to experiment in-house with new technology before selling it worldwide.

Current and former Amazon employees said the company already used similar tracking technology in its warehouses and said they would not be surprised if it put the patents into practice.»

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