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New software that is being released through the company Cataphora can analyze whether an employee is a productive worker or not.  The way that the software will work is that it analyzes electronic footprints left behind by each employee.  This includes monitoring emails sent, calls made, and documents worked on.  The software will also alert employers of red flag activities, like writing in all CAPS and sudden changes in language.

The software has the ability to be customized to each business’s individual needs.  It can scan all files within a network or instead focus on email communications and website browsing.  Although the software can report employees emailing friends or going to non-work related sites like Facebook, the software makers stress that the program is more to evaluate overall productivity and not simply spying on employees.  To tell if you are a good employee, the program will evaluate how much content you produce as well as how many interactions you have.

Not everyone is happy with the thought of surveillance in the workplace and there are concerns over the accuracy of evaluating an employee in this manner.   

Read: [CNN]