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MineralMan

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8. Well, these days, a lot of corporations use RFID badges for employees.

Wed Dec 25, 2019, 10:34 AM

Dec 2019

Those allow the locations of workers to be tracked. RFID readers are installed in doorways, so the comings and goings of individuals can be followed by a computer. I've never seen the software used to monitor that, but I suspect it's a map representation of the workplace. Punch in an employee number and you can see where that person is on the display.

It's kind of like the magical map Harry Potter had, which showed where anybody was at his school.

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Colleges are turning students' phones into surveillance machines [View all] Zorro Dec 2019 OP

Holy crap this is the exact plot of the Dark Knight. Initech Dec 2019 #1

It's training for the corporate world. MineralMan Dec 2019 #2

You know, that's horrible. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2019 #4

Well, these days, a lot of corporations use RFID badges for employees. MineralMan Dec 2019 #8

Back in the day, Orwell warned about Government becoming "Big Brother" Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2019 #10

Creepy. I agree. MineralMan Dec 2019 #12

dude.... TrunKated Dec 2019 #3

I was just thinking that Buckeyeblue Dec 2019 #5

That probably happens. Igel Dec 2019 #6

wrap your phone in aluminum foil Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #7

For those with paywall issues, the entire article can be read at: dalton99a Dec 2019 #9

Major retail stores do that to track shopper's journeys. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #11