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# China’s tech workers pushed to their limits by surveillance software
- URL: https://werd.io/chinas-tech-workers-pushed-to-their-limits-by-surveillance-software/
- Published: 2021-06-17T06:18:34.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-17T06:18:34.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"A Chinese subsidiary of Japanese camera maker Canon, Canon Information Technology, last year unveiled a new workspace management system that only allows smiling employees to enter the office and book conference rooms. Using so-called “smile recognition” technology, Canon said the system was intended to bring more cheerfulness to the office in the post-pandemic era."

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