What is collected
What is actually collected
The general worry is larger than the actual configuration. A specific list replaces it with a question somebody can answer.
What Is Actually Being Collected
A specific list of what workplace monitoring usually captures, because the general worry is larger than the actual configuration.
What Is Almost Never Collected
The list that answers most of the fear, because the things people worry about most are usually the things not being gathered.
Work Device Against Your Own
The single distinction that determines almost everything: who bought the machine, and what follows from that.
Who Sees It, and How Often
Data collected is not data read. Who can open it, and under what circumstances, matters more than what exists.
How Long It Is Kept
Retention determines whether a bad week follows you for years. It is usually unexamined, and it is a fair thing to ask about.
Automatic Collection Against Someone Looking
The distinction that resolves most of the anxiety: data gathered by a system and data read by a person are different events.
The Gap Between Fear and Fact
Both sides misjudge monitoring in opposite directions, and the two errors feed each other.