Google employees are raising alarms about a new tool that keeps tabs on their internal meetings, but the company says it's nothing to worry about

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Employees are reportedly worried Google will use the new tool to suppress worker activism and organization. Google says it's designed to combat spam.

Google has developed a browser tool for internal use that can detect when employees are scheduling meetings involving large numbers of people, Bloomberg's Ryan Gallagher reported Wednesday. Employees are worried that the tool is a kind of spyware meant to discourage labor activism or organization. But Google's official line is that the tool is benign and was developed in response to an increase in spam.

Google has developed a browser tool for internal use that can detect when employees are scheduling meetings involving large numbers of people, Bloomberg's Ryan Gallagher reported Wednesday. Employees are worried that the tool is a kind of spyware meant to discourage labor activism or organization. But Google's official line is that the tool is benign and was developed in response to an increase in spam.

 

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