Barclays Plc is being probed by the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), over allegations that the British bank spied on its staff, the agency said on Sunday.
) is being probed by the United Kingdom’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office , over allegations that the British bank spied on its staff, the agency said on Sunday.
Earlier this year, Barclays said it was changing a system that the bank was piloting, which tracked how employees spent their time at work, after critical media reports accused the bank of spying on its staff. “People expect that they can keep their personal lives private and that they are also entitled to a degree of privacy in the workplace,” an ICO spokesman said.
Sapience gives companies “insights into work patterns” and tracks employee productivity by monitoring their computer usage, according to its website.
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