http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/microsoft-files-patent-for-worker-surveillance-system.html Promoting Spatial Design for a Sustainable Tomorrow Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/microsoft-files-patent-for-worker-surveillance-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-688 Enabling the panopticon, Microsoft edition « Foucault blog Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:19:53 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=336#comment-688 [...] Yikes: Microsoft filed a patent for a system that incorporates sensors into a computer to monitor the health and mental state of its user. The system checks heart rate, breathing, body temperature, facial expressions and blood pressure via wireless sensors, with an aim to increase productivity and worker happiness. The system also includes supervisory controls to monitor users and offer guidance if they’re stuck on a particular task. [...] [...] Yikes: Microsoft filed a patent for a system that incorporates sensors into a computer to monitor the health and mental state of its user. The system checks heart rate, breathing, body temperature, facial expressions and blood pressure via wireless sensors, with an aim to increase productivity and worker happiness. The system also includes supervisory controls to monitor users and offer guidance if they’re stuck on a particular task. [...]

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