This is a Twitter thread asserting that "metrics based on analyzing extensive data about employee activities" has been built into Microsoft 365. Here's a promotional video advertising the feature. According to Wolfie Christl, "Employers/managers can analyze employee activities at the individual level (!), for example, the number of days an employee has been sending emails, using the chat, using 'mentions' in emails etc." Here is the Microsoft documentation describing this function. In education, companies like Chegg are helping administrators catch cheating, while at the same time companies that help students cheat (so-called 'contract cheating' sites) are in some cases blackmailing former clients.
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