Meta has scaled back its controversial plan to monitor employee keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training, following significant internal resistance from its workforce.
Employees raised concerns over privacy issues
Jun 03, 2026
04:05 pm
What's the storyMeta has announced changes to its employee mouse movement and keystroke tracking initiative, following a wave of internal criticism.
The company will now let workers pause data collection for short periods or request exemptions from the process altogether.
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