tattleware
tattleware noun: software that monitors employees' computer activity so that their supervisor can track what they are doing.
Noun
tattleware (uncountable)
- Software that monitors employees' computer activity so that their supervisor can track what they are doing.
- Amid the rise of “bossware” or “tattleware” – essentially spyware that enables managers to monitor their employees working from home – is a new program called Sneek, which uses your webcam to take a photo of you about once a minute and makes it available to your supervisor, to prove that you are...2021 September 16, Jessa Crispin, “Employers are spying on Americans at home with ‘tattleware’. It’s time to track them instead”, in The Guardian
- Rather than imposing privacy-invading tattleware on their employees, employers should instead reevaluate how they measure success. Is it about “productivity?” Or is it about results?2021 October 19, Emma McGowan, “'Tattleware' not only intrusive but ineffective”, in Avast Blog
- Synonyms:
- bossware
Synonyms of tattleware
Origin of tattleware
From tattle + -ware.
Questions about tattleware
- What does tattleware mean?
- Tattleware means software that monitors employees' computer activity so that their supervisor can track what they are doing.
- What part of speech is tattleware?
- Tattleware is a noun.
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