Would You Let Your Boss Track You Via GPS?

Google Latitude, Find My Friends, Foursquare, Facebook Places, Twitter: all can be used by your boss to surreptitiously check up on you and see where you are throughout the day, but what if it went further than that? What if your boss said that he or she wanted to track you all the time? Would you consent?

AFL players are reportedly fighting back against plans by coaches and team management to track their movements between games to make sure they don’t get into trouble. Teams also wanted to make sure that players were keeping up with their running programs during the pre-season break.

Players are concerned it doesn’t let them enjoy the off-season.

What would it take to get the employer spying program over the line? A shiny new phone every few months? More money? A car?


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