Meta Exposed Data Internally from Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

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Meta exposed sensitive employee data collected from laptops to internal access, including keystrokes, mouseclicks, and screen content.
The data was part of the Model Capability Initiative for AI training, involving 45,000 hive tables with prompts, conversations, and performance data.
Employees raised privacy concerns, with over 1,600 signing a petition warning of security risks and unauthorized disclosure.
Meta's security notice indicated the exposure, but the company stated no improper access occurred and is investigating.
In response to protests, Meta now offers exemptions to monitoring, allowing employees to temporarily disable surveillance.
The incident adds to low morale at Meta, driven by layoffs, reorganization, and pressure to develop AI features.
Meta's CTO apologized for poor communication regarding AI changes and promised improvements and restored perks.

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