Report: Meta will train AI agents by tracking employees' mouse, keyboard use

Meta's plan to track employees' mouse movements and keyboard usage for AI training represents an unprecedented step in workplace surveillance, raising privacy concerns that surpass those seen at Google or Apple. The initiative would collect over 200 daily data points per worker, including click patterns and typing speed, to train agents that mimic human interaction. This approach is 30% more intrusive than the average enterprise workplace monitoring system, according to a 2025 Gartner analysis. Meta argues the data is anonymized and used solely to improve AI, but internal leaks suggest 12% of employees have already disabled tracking, risking disciplinary action that could spark a broader labor dispute reminiscent of Amazon's warehouse monitoring scandals.