Workplaces are turning to devices to monitor social distancing, but does the tech respect privacy?
Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they're not all the same when it comes to privacy.
Ari Trachtenberg, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Computer Science, Boston University •
conversation
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
June 9, 2020 • ~9 min
To understand the danger of COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants, look at the industry's history
COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred at more than 100 US meatpacking plants. Geography, workforce demographics and economic concentration make it hard for workers to fight for better conditions.
Michael Haedicke, Associate Professor of Sociology, Drake University •
conversation
May 6, 2020 • ~10 min
May 6, 2020 • ~10 min
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