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As more employers turn to software to track hybrid and remote staff, evidence suggests the visibility it provides comes at the cost of trust. (Unsplash+)

Tracking your employees doesn’t make them more productive

A growing body of research shows electronic monitoring rarely improves performance and reliably increases employee stress and distrust.
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Five hidden pitfalls of fitness tracking

Fitness trackers often privilege steps over strength, rest and context, which can leave some users with a distorted view of health.
Care recipients (and sometimes staff) wear a tag or wristband with a sensor that communicates with beacons placed throughout the walls and ceilings of the building. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Tracking with care: The ethics of using location tracking technology with people living with dementia

Continuous tracking using real-time location systems is becoming increasingly common in hospitals and long-term care homes, raising questions about ethics and data use.
Many apps and social media platforms collect detailed information about you as you use them, and sometimes even when you’re not using them. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty images

The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.
Classmates in grades 3, 4 and 5 are more likely to come from diverse economic backgrounds than their schoolmates in grades 6, 7 and 8. Paul Bersebach, MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Students are often segregated within the same schools, not just by being sent to different ones

In middle school classes, students from lower-income families tended to be concentrated in just a few classrooms, new research from North Carolina has found.

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