I then informed them that I’d be willing to use the software if they sent me a separate work computer - which I really doubt they’ll want to go through with (thanks for the suggestion). If the software took a screenshot of another client’s internal files or company information I could potentially breach my NDA. A VM might work if you know how to set one up correctly, but from my understanding there’s a lot of potential for that to go wrong.Īfter some extra research, the best solution I could find was to inform my client that by using employee monitoring software I would be putting my other clients’ information at risk. However, if I bring these issues up with my client I'm worried that they'll drop my services and not pay me the money that they currently owe me.ĮDIT: For anyone else who’s facing this problem: it looks like there’s no real technical solution. This is just one reason, among many, that I would prefer to not use the software.

Something like Hubstaff would flag this as an inactive period. When I'm working on projects (I'm a graphic designer & animator), I spend time away from my computer just thinking, or sometimes sketching out ideas, but still using brain power dedicated toward my project. I also believe employee monitoring software is unethical. My top concern at the moment is that I don't want them to be able see rough drafts of the emails I'm sending them because, like I said, things are a little tense. They've specifically requested that I use the desktop app because the browser and iOS versions don't take screenshots. Is there a way to block the desktop Hubstaff app from doing this? Or possibly remove those permissions? I'm using a 2013 MacBook Pro running macOS Catalina.

HOWEVER, I find it a complete invasion of my privacy that they want to log my keystrokes and take screenshots while I'm tracking time. I don't want to cause any further issues with them while I sort out the payment issue, so I'm planning on downloading the software. Recently, things have been tense with this client because they're refusing to pay me the rate they had agreed to. One of my clients wants me to download employee monitoring software on my personal computer to track my time and activity - the software is 'Hubstaff'.

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