Right before the holiday break, two major tech companies quietly rolled out updates that got workers everywhere paranoid. Could your employer actually be watching your every move now?



Both updates hit apps most of us use daily—on our phones and laptops. Here's the kicker: neither company made a big deal about announcing these changes. The features just... appeared.

One lets workplace admins see way more about how you're using collaboration tools. The other tracks your activity patterns in ways that weren't possible before. Both claim it's about "productivity insights" and "workplace efficiency."

But let's be real—when did surveillance ever come with a friendly warning label? For those of us in the crypto and Web3 space, this hits different. We've been preaching data sovereignty and decentralization for years, and here's yet another reminder why that matters.

Your digital footprint at work just got a lot more visible. Whether your boss is actually watching? That's the question keeping people up at night.
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TokenSleuthvip
· 12-08 13:04
Here we go again, this is exactly why we need to do Web3—centralized companies secretly upgrade their monitoring systems and try to brush it off with a single phrase like "productivity insights." Why not just say it straight—they just want to watch what you're doing. Seriously, these big companies sneak this kind of stuff online during the holidays. Wake up, everyone, data sovereignty isn't just a slogan. Wait, so even their own employees are being monitored? That's kind of funny. This is the cost of centralization, how many times do I have to say it?
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LiquidationWizardvip
· 12-07 21:22
Here we go again, secretly launching monitoring features. Companies are really getting more and more outrageous. Oh my god, this is exactly why we've been advocating for data sovereignty. This is how centralized platforms operate. If even our work software is monitoring us, then Web3 truly has significant meaning. If the boss wants to look, let him look—I don't really have anything to hide... right? Can these big companies just let people live? Pulling this stunt right before vacation. Where was the promised notice? Rolling this out quietly like this is really annoying.
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GasGuzzlervip
· 12-07 18:37
ngl this is exactly why we've been saying we need web3... quietly launching monitoring features is just too outrageous
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CascadingDipBuyervip
· 12-07 18:31
ngl this is exactly why we've been advocating for web3—centralized platforms are just like this... quietly updating monitoring features is really something else
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MysteryBoxBustervip
· 12-07 18:31
Here comes another round of sneaky surveillance drama—unbelievable. Turns out our crypto community's long-standing call for data sovereignty was really ahead of its time, haha. --- Wake up, everyone. This is exactly why decentralization is so crucial. The cost of centralization is right in front of our eyes. --- LOL, I'm so tired of hearing the "productivity insights" spiel. No matter how you repackage it, surveillance is still surveillance. --- So now we have to constantly look over our shoulders at work? How are we supposed to do a good job like this? --- Rolling out this kind of feature on the sly really takes guts. I guess our information is just that valuable to them. --- Being monitored during work hours—we should have broken out of the internet giants' traps a long time ago. --- Let me just say, this is exactly why you need to hold your own private keys and control your own data. This is how traditional internet eats away at your privacy, step by step. --- Even if you close the app after work, it doesn’t matter. Who these days can truly say their digital footprint is private?
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CommunityJanitorvip
· 12-07 18:22
It’s the same old trick: “for efficiency” means they can just watch us at will? Wake up, everyone. This is exactly why they need Web3.
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MetaverseHermitvip
· 12-07 18:17
Here we go again, secretly updating and then pretending to be innocent... The centralization trap we've been talking about is now right in front of us.
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