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Labora: news and views about how technology changes the way we work - Issue #2

Labora: news and views about how technology changes the way we work - Issue #2
By Alberto Lusoli • Issue #2 • View online
Hello and welcome to the first “official” issue of the labora newsletter. Feel free to forward this email to friends, colleagues and everyone interested in the topic of labour and technology.
Here is a selection of articles about technology, labor and the digital workplace I have picked for this week. As you will see, there is also an invitation to an online event organized by the The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
If you want to share a news or an event, hit me up on Twitter, I’ll be happy to include it in the next issue.
Lastly, any feedback on the newsletter is very welcome.

WeWork "Space Analytics" raises a lot of flags about workers' privacy
WeWork "Space Analytics" raises a lot of flags about workers' privacy
WeWork says this technology will help make the workplace more collaborative, productive, and engaging. It also might give you the creeps.
www.inc.com  •  Share
Microwork platforms allocate fragmented tasks to crowds of providers with remunerations as low as few cents. Instrumental to the development of today’s artificial intelligence, these micro-tasks push to the extreme the logic of casualization already observed in “uberized” workers. The present article uses the results of the DiPLab study to estimate the number of people who microwork in France.
arxiv.org  •  Share
Why the Amazon Deal Collapsed: A Tech Giant Stumbles in N.Y.’s Raucous Political Arena
The company, long accustomed to deferential treatment from localities, badly misjudged how it would be received in the city, according to dozens of interviews.
www.nytimes.com  •  Share
In the past years, workers across the tech industry have engaged in an unprecedented series of actions challenging their companies. What do these actions mean–and what’s next?
cyber.harvard.edu  •  Share
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