Microsoft seeks patent for office 'spy' software

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Check out this article about a patent filed by Microsoft for software to monitor your well-being and activity at work: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3193480.ece What do you think? Obviously it's only a patent, and may come to nothing - just a law suit if anyone else develops the same type of software. But it's a little ominous, don't you think? Would you submit to the use of such a program if it were a requirement of your job? It might be used to ensure your health at work - but more likely it would be used to monitor your performance, bathroom breaks, etc. (Which I guess an employer could claim they are entitled to do, in any case).