With the ‘rise of bossware,’ employees’ privacy is vulnerable, and no federal law speaks to the changing dynamic of remote work, says Liberal MP Coteau

Canadians have the right to know what happens to the data their employers gather in monitoring their employees and whether it’s disposed of responsibly, says Liberal MP Michael Coteau.
Liberal MP Michael Coteau is working on a private member's bill to address privacy issues for workers who work remotely.

With more and more Canadians working remotely than ever before and employers monitoring their employees’ productivity, all levels of government need to come up with a comprehensive framework to protect the privacy of employees as none exists right now.

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