Future Fictions Lab : Reverse-Engineering Tomorrow

¨Minortity Report¨: Continuous Surveillance Employers' Pre-Crime Monitoring of Employees.


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The provided text from the "Business Reform" YouTube channel highlights a company called ClearForce, which offers employers a "pre-crime" type of continuous surveillance service on their employees' personal lives, including financial, social, and online activities. The service, branded as "continuous evaluation," uses a patented system to identify potential risks by analyzing vast amounts of data from various sources, including social media and health-related information. The video expresses concerns about the dystopian nature of such monitoring, drawing parallels to the movie Minority Report. Furthermore, it scrutinizes ClearForce's board of directors, revealing that many members are former executives from major data broker companies like Equifax, TransUnion, and LexisNexis, all of which have histories of significant data breaches, privacy violations, and legal issues. The source questions the trustworthiness of these individuals to protect sensitive employee data, given their past professional records.

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Future Fictions Lab : Reverse-Engineering TomorrowBy Miquela Bonferroni, Mark M. Whelan, Future Center Ventures