Your boss can spy on you to check if you’re wearing face masks at work with creepy Amazon box

AMAZON has created a new system that could help your boss check if you’re wearing a face mask and following Covid rules in the office.

It involves adding a box to existing security cameras that then uses artificial intelligence to monitor behaviour.

This device can help monitor staff more closely with AICredit: Amazon

The concept has led to concern from privacy campaigners but Amazon thinks it could improve safety and efficiency in the workplace.

According to the BBC, an Amazon spokesperson said: “AWS Panorama does not include any pre-packaged facial recognition capabilities.”

The box device is called an AWS Panorama appliance and can be plugged into standard video cameras that a lot of shops and offices use.

It can be used to monitor both manufacturing processes and humans.

The tech could check if you're wearing a mask at your desk — The tech could check if you’re wearing a mask at your deskCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Amazon said that the device monitors people and can inform whoever is in charge straightaway about any problems.

Workers may be monitored on how long they take to complete a task.

Major companies like Siemens and Deloitte are already said to be trialling the system.

The AWS Amazon website says you can use the device to “count customers, generate heat maps, and calculate the length of queues.”

It also states underneath a picture of works in face masks: “AWS Panorama allows you to monitor workplace safety and get notified immediately about any potential issues or unsafe situations so you can take preemptive action.”

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) latest report about employers using AI tools has warned against some potentially negative effects of this type of tech.

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