"Workplace Monitoring Platforms Are Sharing Your Data: An Investigation" by Stephanie T. Nguyen, Levi Kaplan et al.

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Workplace Monitoring Platforms Are Sharing Your Data: An Investigation & Roadmap to Address Data Abuses

Authors

Stephanie T. Nguyen , Columbia Law School, Center for Law and the EconomyFollow

Levi Kaplan , Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer SciencesFollow

David Choffnes , Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer SciencesFollow

Alan Mislove , Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer SciencesFollow

Seth Frotman , Columbia Law School, Center for Law and the EconomyFollow

Erie Meyer , Columbia Law School, Center for Law and the EconomyFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

5-2026

Abstract

This report investigates the data collection practices of nine widely used workplace monitoring platforms to determine the extent to which they track and analyze employee activity, behavior, or performance during work, including how these platforms transmit worker information and to which third-parties. This report finds that (1) nine out of nine workplace monitoring platforms studied directly shared identifying worker data to third parties, (2) nine out of nine workplace monitoring platforms studied shared information about workers’ online activities with third parties, and (3) three out of nine workplace monitoring platforms studied utilize features to track workers’ precise location. This report contextualizes the practice of workplace monitoring within the broader data policy landscape to argue that workers face similar privacy vulnerabilities and lack of protections already seen in consumer landscapes. This report concludes with recommendations for regulators, policy and lawmakers, and researchers and investigative journalists.

Disciplines

Labor and Employment Law | Law | Privacy Law | Science and Technology Policy

Recommended Citation

Levi Kaplan and Stephanie T. Nguyen, David Choffnes, Alan Mislove, Seth Frotman, Erie Meyer, Workplace Monitoring Platforms Are Sharing Your Data: An Investigation & Roadmap to Address Data Abuses, (2026).

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