Mobile That Allows Bosses to Snoop on Staff Developed

Japanese researchers have developed a mobile phone that will not only track you, but interpret your activities such as walking, climbing stairs or even cleaning can be identified, the researchers say. I'm sure the possibilities are endless, both for the good and the bad. If this device is so accurate, it may put a crimp in the style of millions of workers and they will actually have to go back to real work.

The KDDI system, is able to detect more complex behaviour by using analytical software - held on a server back at base - to match patterns of common movements. For example, the KDDI mobile phone strapped to a cleaning worker's waist can tell the difference between actions performed such as scrubbing, sweeping, walking an even emptying a rubbish bin. The aim of the new system, according to KDDI, is to enable employees to work more efficiently and managers to easily evaluate their employees' performance while away from the office.

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