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posted by chromas on Wednesday May 02 2018, @11:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the thx-1138 dept.

'Forget the Facebook leak': China is mining data directly from workers' brains on an industrial scale

But there's one big difference – the workers wear caps to monitor their brainwaves, data that management then uses to adjust the pace of production and redesign workflows, according to the company.

The company said it could increase the overall efficiency of the workers by manipulating the frequency and length of break times to reduce mental stress.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @02:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @02:23PM (#674572)

    Apparently, in China, they seek to minimize worker stress so as to increase efficiency and reduce costly mistakes.

    Haha, don't drink too much of the koolaid. China isn't exactly the bastion of worker rights...