People who serve in the US military, or in jobs requiring DoD security clearance, already (and perhaps ironically) give up substantial US basic rights and privacy. The article sounds like this burden might be worsening.
We can appreciate those who sacrifice their rights for this reason, but that sacrifice can be a lot of ask of them, and of additional people who could also contribute. (Though, if we've been around some of the most selfish industry behavior too much lately, it might be hard to believe/remember that many people in other circles are motivated to serve by some kind of genuine altruism or sense of duty. But they exist.)
Personally, increasing burdens of invasiveness, including pressure to get clearance, are part of the reason that I decided to move back to non-government-related work. Though it's difficult to find dotcoms lately that give a warm-fuzzy sense of positive contribution that I got from a modest consulting role in public sector.
Does this employee monitoring extend to -all- employees, or only to -some-?
Unless the employees being monitored include everybody, from Board members and C-level, all the way down to the janitor, and in some manner that information is open to all as well, then this is just more window dressing that'll be use to further stratify the workplace, allowing some to reap benefits of power at the expense of the majority.
But who am I kidding? I've yet to see an instance of a CEO being fired for failing a drug test...
We can appreciate those who sacrifice their rights for this reason, but that sacrifice can be a lot of ask of them, and of additional people who could also contribute. (Though, if we've been around some of the most selfish industry behavior too much lately, it might be hard to believe/remember that many people in other circles are motivated to serve by some kind of genuine altruism or sense of duty. But they exist.)
Personally, increasing burdens of invasiveness, including pressure to get clearance, are part of the reason that I decided to move back to non-government-related work. Though it's difficult to find dotcoms lately that give a warm-fuzzy sense of positive contribution that I got from a modest consulting role in public sector.