Study: Nine Bossware Apps Share Data with Meta, Google
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- Stephanie Nguyen led a study of nine workplace‑monitoring services and found that each shared employee data—including names, emails, and web history—with external platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
- Deputy said its third‑party partners are limited to trusted operational providers, yet researchers observed that personal details are transmitted to outside services whenever any user logs into the app.
- Time Doctor disclosed its data‑sharing practices through an AI assistant, confirming that employee information is also forwarded to third‑party services.
- The nine bossware platforms collectively serve hundreds of thousands of workplaces, with customers including Amazon Ring, Ben & Jerry’s, Ticketmaster, Verizon, and Tesla.
- Data shared spans names, email addresses, and web‑browsing history, and is sent via both visible website analytics and hidden in‑app network traffic.
Why it matters: Hundreds of thousands of workers lose privacy as Meta and Google gain detailed employee data for ad targeting, while employers face increased privacy risk and potential compliance challenges.
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