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Here’s what your boss might be able to see while you’re at work

Workplace software such as Microsoft, Google Workspace, Slack and Zoom log certain activities that could be accessed by your employer.
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Geoffrey Fowler has for more than a decade been holding tech companies accountable where it matters most: the products you use every day.
Heather Kelly is a veteran journalist on the intersection of humans and gadgets, and offers humorous advice on our digital lives.
Chris Velazco is the guy you’d want to take shopping with you for deep knowledge about what’s new, what’s a rip-off and what’s actually right for you and your family.
Tatum Hunter goes deep into how apps, websites and other technology actually works to help you get the most out of it.
Danielle Abril covers how technology is impacting the way we work and how companies are using artificial intelligence and other tools to exert more control over us.
Shira Ovide writes The Tech Friend newsletter, which offers actionable advice on being the boss of technology in your life, and to prod digital power brokers to do better for you.

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