I hate it when companies use this kind of trick to get around legislation or privacy concerns.

"Employees are able to turn off tracking".

Sure, but there is a power imbalance, and employees will come to understand ( although never stated in any handbook ) that the rate at which they disable it will be taken into account in performance reviews.

Just like "unlimited PTO" is not a benefit, because employees self-regulate their use down to less than they'd get if they negotiated a fixed amount.

It's a twisted legal trick to get out of an obligation.

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new_account_104 an hour ago | parent [-]

I don't think there are legal concerns with employee tracking. I suspect it would still be legal if they didn't provide an opt-out.

This is the United States, land of the free and home of the slaves. Workers are subhuman here.

	▲	xnorswap 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Often this kind of thing is put in as a relief valve to stop people demanding legislation. They can push back by pointing to this kind of measure, despite knowing in practice that employees aren't really free to use it.