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    The Economist‏Verified account @TheEconomist 1 Apr 2019

    A technology company has created an electronic badge that can monitor workers’ conversations, posture and even time spent in the toilet. This type of office surveillance raises concerns about workers’ rights and privacypic.twitter.com/q38PoYn9A9

    11:06 AM - 1 Apr 2019
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      2. ☭ is love‏ @ErichSBloodaxe 3 Apr 2019

        They can enjoy monitoring my 'conversation' with the toilet.

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      2.  🎭 لام‏ @MadamLaam 1 Apr 2019
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        دي حاجة بشعة

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      2. Bells Velma‏ @BellsVelma 1 Apr 2019
        Replying to @TheEconomist

        pic.twitter.com/Je0nrU6kSI

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      3. BandieraRossa #FreeAssange #StarmerOut‏ @fran_b__ 5 Apr 2019
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        https://youtu.be/Eo-1W_8otS4  LOL

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      1. Clara D‏ @claretaD 1 Apr 2019
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        Humanyze? Ha! Really?

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      2. Big Britches‏ @big_britches 1 Apr 2019
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        LOL, imagine working for an employer who required wearing this Orwellian spirit crusher

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      3. Patches - SuperKitty‏ @SuperKitty4Pres 3 Apr 2019
        Replying to @big_britches @TheEconomist

        Yeah, what kind of dumba$$ company would do that when they could just use all the data they're collecting from your phone?

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      1. Arm 80  🏴‍☠️‏ @RichAssBastards 1 Apr 2019
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        It's a boring dystopia we live in these days. Sometimes you wish they'd kick in your door with jackboots just to break up the endless monotony of the observation by the electric eye. At least we'd have something concrete to fight, instead of this amorphous Kafka nightmare.

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