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by astronautjones 2268 days ago
> It seems like a lot of effort to monitor screens, it makes me think there has to be a compelling reason, and not just browsing around looking for "problems".

depends. it can often be chalked up to management having too much time on their hands, or busy work delegated to use up part of the day.

I worked for an ecommerce site that keylogged everyone's computer and was tasked with going through the recorded input for someone that quit on bad terms to find out "if she'd done anything". it was a colossal waste of time, and we only learned that she was into furry websites