Imagup General Magazine 2024
Big brother is in your town, office, home – everywhere and he can’t miss anything.
It is no secret that the Indian police employed the English writer George Orwell, or that he was a participant in the Spanish Civil War. He transformed the experiences he acquired and the qualities of the people he met into the characters of his books.
In the latest published novel, 1984, Orvel introduces us to Big Brother, an extraordinary figure who oversees all our movements, activities and controls every aspect of our lives. The writer could not have dreamed that the Big Brother spirit would live in the 21st century.
No, this is not the story of the famous show. It is a story about freedom, privacy, and so much more.
Productivity monitoring
Project time tracking softwares, like Workexamner, have become inevitable nowadays. Understanding the actual allocation of employee time on specific tasks allows for the measurement of key performance indicators. These softwares will enable you to know more about business processes. That way, you can also discover some ineffective methods when it comes to human resource management.
With such softwares, you can find out absolutely everything that is done on that computer.
Monitoring Software for PCs seamlessly monitors:
- User activity on email
- Web addresses and sites visited
- Passwords
- Complete conversation between both parties via MSN, Facebook, Viber, Skype, AOL
- All uploaded and downloaded files
- Screenshots of screens at self-adjusting intervals
- All installations and uninstallations of various programs and applications
- Using the keyboard (letters, numbers, hidden characters)
Using such softwares, you can discover valuable information that can significantly affect your business and personal life. For example, they can help you find out what your kids, spouse, or emotional partner are doing. Also, they are the perfect tool for controlling and controlling employees and protecting them against business espionage.
When it comes to employees and business in general, this software is an indispensable business ally. It will give you insight into what your employees are doing. You will know whether they spend time doing their work commitments or surfing the Internet, reading and watching movies, whether they may be stealing your valuable business data, and passing it on to competitors. That will protect you from many unpleasant situations, prevent damage, protect and improve your business.
US and UK Went the Farthest
Large US companies have been investing in their employees’ work monitoring systems for years. As business is the most important word in the US, it is no wonder how much effort is put into making all aspects of a firm’s business work to generate the highest revenue.
In 2006, an affair took place at Hewlett-Packard, when an internal investigation found that one board member had disclosed information to competitors. HP’s management paid $ 14.5 million to find out how deep this “hole” was, after which the greats of American business began to think of introducing complex employee observation systems that act as the story of Agent 007.
CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) is the mainstay of US and British worker monitoring services. In Britain alone, around £ 300 million (the US $ 450 million) is spent on such systems annually, accounting for approximately 300,000 cameras. Of course, many of these cameras also serve to control crime. These cameras are set up in the subway, at bus stops and airports, public places, and busy streets. A large percentage of cameras are also located in hypermarkets, large shopping malls, not only because of possible criminal or terrorist attacks but also as a system that captures employees.
The US company Boeing took advantage of the new laws in Washington State and approved its internal service to track emails, record workplace movements, but also outside the workplace – if the need arises. When an employee of this company logs on to the Internet, a window appears on the screen. It informs the user that all activities performed on the computer can be monitored and recorded to eliminate possible threats to the company.
In the US, the MobileLocate app is also popular, offering the ability to determine an employee’s location by tracking their cellphone’s signal. Employers explain this by the need to find the person who is physically closest to the place where the problem occurred. Also, there is a need to verify the truth of employees` claims. Some of those are reporting that they are ill or blocked in traffic. A shortened version of a similar program is widespread in many US states and allows parents to monitor their children’s movements.
However, complex employee activity monitoring systems are a costly investment and can only be afforded by the world’s most significant players.
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Do Not Stumble
AT&T, ADT, and Digital Witness responded to the need to track and record employees and smaller companies. AT&T has created a Remote Monitoring system that offers small and medium-sized business owners some of the opportunities that large companies have. With a PC or mobile phone, PDA device, or any other Java-capable appliance and connected to the Internet, the central server records all activities performed in the workplace.
Although mostly used to monitor the performance of machines and complex systems, the Remote Monitoring application is also used to record employee activity. Affordable installation costs, which range from about $ 200 per camera for one workplace, up to $ 350 for rotary cameras, and a monthly price of $ 10 for an app on a single device, make this system appealing to many.
Because Remote Monitoring requires a broadband internet connection, it is not resistant to downtime in either context or retention of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) packages. ADT and Digital Witness come into play with slightly more expensive basic packages, but the ability to resume recording even after the connection fails, where content is stored on the local hard drive until the link is up, when the saved content is sent to the server.
Simple is Always Better
Software companies have also become involved in finding the best way to monitor employees. The goal was to create an application that would give employers insight into the overall use of computers. For example, if a worker is a graphic element designer working in a vector program, the software would record how much active time was actually spent in the application itself and how long the program was in idle state.
Final Word
It is hard to say where the rights of the employer end and where the rights of employees start. In this fast-paced and technologically advanced world, quality people are always hard to come by. That’s where employee control systems can be beneficial.
