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Las Vegas private investigator hired to surveil employees working from home

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Las Vegas private investigator hired to surveil employees working from home
Las Vegas private investigator hired to surveil employees working from home

Employers are trying to find ways to make sure people working from home are really working.

Kelsey McFarland spoke to a private investigator in Las Vegas who says he catches people having fun while on the clock.

CHECK UP ON YOU!13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN..WHAT EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN CAUGHTDOING.WE TALKED TO A PRIVATEINVESTIGATOR HERE IN LAS VEGASWHO SAYSHE CATCHES EMPLOYEESBRINGING THEIR LAPTOPSLOGGING INTO THE COMPANYSERVER AND THEN GOING TOPLAY A ROUND OF TENNIS ORGOLF.DE BECKER INVESTGIATIONS ISPRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FIRM..THEY SPECIALIZE INSURVEILLANCE.THE FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY SAYSONCE EMPLOYERS HAVE THE PROOFTHAT THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE NOTWORKING BUT LOGGING 8 HOURSIN THEIR TIME CARD THEY CANNAIL THEM FOR FRAUD.HIS OFFICE GETS ABOUT TWO CALLSA WEEK FROM EMPLOYERS..WANTING SOMEONE TO GO CHECK ONTHEIR WORKERS THAT SAY THEY'REWORKING AT HOME.DEMAND FOR TRACKING SOFTWAREHAS ALSO TRIPLED."IT FEELS, INITIALLY ON THESURFACE PRETTY INTRUSIVE FROMAN EMPLOYEE PERSPECTIVE, LET'SFACE IT.IF YOU HIRED ME, WHY ARE YOUSPYING ON ME?"TRACKING SOFTWARE CAN MONITORCOMPANY PHONES AND COMPUTERS--AND ALSO KEEP RECORDS OF MOUSEMOVEMENTS -- KEYSTROKES -- ANDWEBPAGES.SOME SOFTWARE CAN EVEN TRACKYOU USING G-P-S.HOW PRODUCTIVE YOU REALLYARE...CAN TRANSLATE INTO HOW MUCHYOU'RE PAID.KM, 13 AN.THIS MORNING -15- NEW COVID-19RELATED DEATHS--AND -140- NEW

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