workplace surveillance (n):
any way in which an employer intrusively monitors their employees
This can include:
- using AI to track your emotions, engagement, and honesty
- tracking what you type and when you move your mouse
- taking screenshots of your computer throughout the day
These tactics can harm workers from wage theft to invading privacy to discrimination.
Workers deserve to know how they are being monitored.
Workplace Surveillance Incident Tracker
Created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the WSIT supports workers by:
- collecting incidents of surveillance to hold companies accountable
- providing resources on what to do if you are experiencing workplace surveillance
- creating a space for you to tell your surveillance story
Notable Cases
Taken from our growing collection of 0 cases across 0 companies. Click them to view their individual reports.
About Our Team
We are a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University focused on advancing workers' rights through interrogating workplace surveillance technologies, the harm they cause, and ways to limit these harms.

