Simple devices can simulate the movements of a computer mouse, but employers are starting to catch on. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
According to a report from Bloomberg based on “disclosures filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,” last month, Wells Fargo fired “more than a dozen employees” after an investigation revealed they were using devices or apps to simulate productivity on their computers. What’s not known is how over a dozen staffers had jobs where their productivity could be measured by mouse movements.
The FINRA disclosures did not reveal whether the terminated employees were caught using the tools while working remotely, according to Bloomberg, but they were all part of Wells Fargo’s “wealth- and investment-management unit.”
The devices and software in question have existed for years but skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic when…