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Remote work promised office workers more freedom and flexibility, but digital surveillance tools are already eroding that. Some employers use digital surveillance tools that monitor employees鈥� computer activity by logging the keystrokes on their keyboard, and even taking web cam photos to ensure that they are dutifully staring at their screens. But this is short-sighted, says Desautels Prof Jean-Nicolas Reyt, as it may cause office relationships to take an unhealthy turn. These metrics are usually poor proxies for performance, and employer-employee relationships run deeper than this. 鈥淓mployees want to know things like, 鈥楧o I feel like I鈥檓 in a place where I鈥檓 respected?鈥� or 鈥楢m I treated right?鈥� These factors are seriously challenged when employers are spying on employees,鈥� Reyt says.