Google employees are raising alarms about a new tool that keeps tabs on their internal meetings, but the company says it's nothing to worry about (GOOGL)

Oct 24 2019 by Business Insider

 

Google has developed a browser tool for internal use that can detect when employees are scheduling meetings involving large numbers of people, Bloomberg's Ryan Gallagher reported Wednesday. Employees are worried that the tool is a kind of spyware meant to discourage labor activism or organization. But Google's official line is that the tool is benign and was developed in response to an increase in spam. The budding controversy over the browser extension comes in the wake of growing tension...
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